Districts ( my, ခရိုင်, Kharuing; ) are the second-level administrative divisions of

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. They are the sub-divisions of the States and Regions of Myanmar. According to the Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), as of December 2015, there are 76 districts in Myanmar, which in turn are subdivided into townships, then towns, wards and villages. Myanmar districts Map

The District's role is more supervisory as the

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are the basic administrative unit of local governance. A District is led by a District Administrator, a civil servant appointed through the General Administration Department (GAD) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA). The Minister of Home Affairs is to be appointed by the military according to the 2008 constitution. Here is a list of districts of Myanmar by state/region:

List of districts by state or region

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"Burma Second Order Administrative Divisions"
The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use {{Articles on second-level administrative divisions of Asian countries Subdivisions of Myanmar Districts Burma 2 Districts, Myanmar

List of districts by state or region

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