Palaw Township

Palaw Township (Burmese: ပုလောမြို့နယ်) is a township of Myeik District in the Taninthayi Region of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Palaw. The township has two other towns - Palauk and Pala.

Palaw Township ပုလော
Township
Location in Myeik district
Coordinates: 13°07′N 98°41′E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Taninthayi
District	Myeik District
Capital	Palaw
Area
• Total	1,016.92 sq mi (2,633.8 km2)
Elevation	12 ft (4 m)
Highest elevation	4,230 ft (1,290 m)
Population  (2019)[1]	157,164
• Ethnicities	Bamar Karen Mon
• Religions	Buddhism Christianity
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Administrative subdivisions

Palaw Township is divided into twenty-seven tracts. Six of those tracts are organized into the Palauk Subtownship which occupies the northern third of the township,^[2] and which is administered from the town of Palauk.^{[citation needed]}

Kyauklonegyi (Palauk Subtownship) Pyichar (Palauk Subtownship) Sinhtoegyi (Palauk Subtownship) Nanthilar (Palauk Subtownship) Pyinbugyi (Palauk Subtownship) Khanti (Palauk Subtownship) Leikthaung Htaminmasar Taungyarkan

Shandut Mikyaungthaik Shatpon (Shutpon) shown as Pidat in Google Map Pulawkone Pulawhpyar (Pulawbya) Magyikone Palaw (urban) Nantaung Duyinpinshaung

Letku Minhtein (Mintein) Kade To Pala Zayatseik Kye Kyaukkar Mali (offshore islands)

The township's three townscomprise a total of 13 urban wards. The 27 village tracts additionally contain 163 villages.^[1]

Communities

Among the villages in Palaw Township are:^[3] Banka, Bodaungseik, Kade, Kataungni, Mintein, Palawgong (Palawgon), Pidat, Tonbu, Wachaung, and Zadiwin.

There are a 50-bed township hospital, five 16-bed station hospitals at Pala, Palauk, Maligyun, Pyinbugyi and Kyaukka, one maternal and child health care centre, one urban health care centre, six rural health centers and 15 sub rural health care centers in 2011.^[4]