Monywa District

Monywa District (Burmese: မုံရွာခရိုင်) (formerly Lower Chindwin District)^[1][2] is an administrative district in southern Sagaing Division, Burma (Myanmar).^[3] Its administrative center is the city of Monywa.

Monywa District မုံရွာခရိုင်
District
Coordinates: 22°07′N 95°08′E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Sagaing Region
No. of Townships	4
Capital	Monywa
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Administrative divisions

Townships of Monywa District

Monywa District consists of the following townships:

  Monywa Township

  Ayadaw Township

  Budalin Township

  Chaung-U Township

Monywa District previously also consisted of the following townships, which became Yinmabin District:

• Kani Township
• Pale Township
• Salingyi Township
• Yinmabin Township

Also, it had a township that has was annexed to Shwebo District- Tabayin Township.

Borders

Monywa District is bordered^[4] by:

• Mawlaik District to the north,^[5]
• Yinmabin District to the west,
• Sagaing District to the south^[5]

Notable residents

• Aung Khin, Burmese painter