Pyin Oo Lwin District () is a

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of the

Mandalay Region Mandalay Region (, ; formerly Mandalay Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region to the west, Shan State to the ...

in central

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

. It lies northeast of

Mandalay Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. It is located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km (392 mi) north of Yangon. In 2014, the city had a population of 1,225,553. Mandalay was founded in 1857 by Ki ...

, and consists solely of Pyin Oo Lwin Township. Prior to 2022, it contained five townships with the Myitnge River as its southern boundary.Map of Mandalay Division
Myanmars.net To the east it is bordered by

Shan State Shan State (, ; , ) is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha Province, Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai Province, Chia ...

and in part by the Chaung Magyi (Chaung means stream). It goes north as far as the town of Dakaung where it adjoins

Htigyaing Township Htigyaing Township or Tigyaing Township (; ) is a township of Katha District in eastern Sagaing Region, in northern Myanmar. It lies on the border with the Shan State of Myanmar. The administrative seat is at Htigyaing. The Shweli River is a ...

Katha District Katha District is the northeasternmost district in Sagaing Region of Myanmar.

Sagaing Region Sagaing Region (, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east. It is border ...

. Its western boundary, is for the most part the

Irrawaddy Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwady may refer to: *Irrawaddy River, the main river of Burma *Irrawaddy Delta, a rice growing region of the country *Irrawaddy, an alternative spelling of Ayeyarwady Region, an administrative division of Burma *''The Irrawaddy'' ...

, but a very small portion of Thabeikkyin Township is west of the Irrawaddy, near the town of Baw in Sagaing Region. To the southwest it borders

Mandalay District Mandalay District () was a district of the Mandalay Region in central Myanmar. Though the district used to consist of two cities, Mandalay and Amarapura, today, with the urban sprawl Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban en ...

Townships

The district formerly contained the following

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Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) * Pyinoolwin Township (Maymyo Township) * Madaya Township (Matayar Township) * Singu Township (Sint Ku Township) * Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township) * Mogok Township (Mogote Township) On 30 April 2022, Madaya Township was put into the new

Aungmyethazan District Aungmyethazan District or Aungmyaythazan District () is the district of Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Partly included under Mandalay City Development Committee and Mandalay. Its principal township is Aungmyaythazan. Townships The townships, cities, ...

district, while Singu, Thabeikkyin and Mogok were put into the new

Thabeikkyin District Thabeikkyin District () is the northernmost district of Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Its principal town is Thabeikkyin. __TOC__ Townships The townships, cities, towns that are included in Thabeikkyin District are as follows: * Thabeikkyin Township ...

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