Taunggyi District

Taunggyi District (Burmese: တောင်ကြီးခရိုင်) is a district of Shan State in Burma. The principal town and administrative center is Taunggyi. This district has 12 towns and 3001 villages.

Taunggyi District
District
Taunggyi District Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°40′N 97°00′E
Country	Burma
State	Shan State
Elevation [1]	1,404 m (4,606 ft)
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Popular tourist sites, Inle Lake and Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary lies in this district.^[2][3]

Administrative divisions

Townships of Taunggyi district

  Ywangan

  Taunggyi

  Pinlaung

  Pindaya

  Pekon

  Nyaungshwe

  Lawksawk

  Kalaw

  Hsi Hseng

  Hopong

The district contains the following townships:

• Kalaw Township
• Lawksawk Township
• Nyaungshwe Township
• Pekon Township
• Taunggyi Township
• Pindaya Township (part of the Danu Self-Administered Zone)
• Ywangan Township (part of the Danu Self-Administered Zone)
• Hopong Township (part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone)
• Hsi Hseng Township (part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone)
• Pinlaung Township (part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone)

Self-Administered Zones in Taunggyi district

  Pa'O SAZ

  Danu SAZ

References

1. GoogleEarth
2. by Zaw Win Than (17 March 2014). "Inle Lake 'not ready' for tourism boom". mmtimes.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. "Inlay Lake (wetland) Sanctuary". exploremyanmar.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.