Hinthada District

Hinthada District (Burmese: ဟင်္သာတခရိုင်; formerly Henzada District) is a district of Ayeyarwady Region Myanmar.^[2]

Hinthada District ဟင်္သာတခရိုင် Henzada District
District
location in Ayeyarwady region
Coordinates: 17°38′0″N 95°30′0″E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Ayeyarwady Region
Capital	Hinthada
Area
• Total	6,985.9 km2 (2,697.3 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	1,138,710
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC6:30 (MMT)

Henzada District, as it was originally known during British rule in Burma, was established as a separate district in 1854, before being reabsorded into Tharrawaddy District in 1861 and being recreated for the final time in 1878. In 1891, Lemyethna Township was moved to a new district, before being returned to the district by 1901.^[3] In 2022, the townships' northern townships of the district were split off into Myanaung District.^[4]

The district has 167 kilo-hectares of natural forest, of which 14 hectares (0.28%) was deforested between 2002 and 2023.^[5]

Townships

The district contains the following townships:

• Hinthada Township
• Zalun Township
• Lemyethna Township (Laymyethna)

Demographics

Historical Population

Year	Hinthada District	±%
1855	118,700	—
1861	209,400	+76.4%
1872	329,600	+57.4%
1881	367,654	+11.5%
1891	438,131	+19.2%
1901	484,558	+10.6%
1911	532,357	+9.9%
1983		—
2014	1,138,710	—
Source: Burma Gazetteer[3]Ministry of Labor, Immigration, and Population data,[1]

In 2014, the district had 1,138,710 people.^[1]