South Yangon District was a former

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

of the

Yangon Region Yangon Region (, ; formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located in central Myanmar, the region is bordered by Bago Region to the north and east, the Gulf of Martaban to the south, and Ayeyarwady ...

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 ...

. In was split into the

Twante District Twante or Twantay District () is a District in southwest Yangon Region, Myanmar. Portions of the district on the southern banks of the Yangon River are more incorporated into the city of Yangon The district was created in 2022, being one of the ...

and Thanlyin District in 2022. South Yangon district in Yangon region

Townships

Western townships

The following townships later formed the

in 2022. * Dala *

Kawhmu Kawmhu Township ( ) is a township of Yangon Region, Myanmar. It is located in the southwestern section of the Region. Kawhmu was one of the townships in Yangon Region most affected by Cyclone Nargis. The township only has one town, the princip ...

* Kungyangon * Seikkyi Kanaungto * Twante

Eastern townships

The following townships later formed the Thanlyin District in 2022. * Cocokyun * Khayan * Kyauktan *

Thanlyin Thanlyin (; or ; , ; formerly Syriam) is a major port city of Myanmar, located across Bago River from the city of Yangon. Thanlyin comprises 17 quarters. It surrounding Thanlyin Township is home to the largest port in the country, Thilawa port ...

* Thongwa

References

Districts of Myanmar Yangon Region {{coord missing, Myanmar