Magway District is a

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of the

Magway Region Magway Region ( my, မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Magway Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative division in central Myanmar. It is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, ...

(formerly Magway Division) in central

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. Magway may be divided into two portions: the low, flat country in the Taungdwingyi subdivision, and the undulating high ground extending over the rest of the district. In Taungdwingyi the soil is rich, loamy, and extremely fertile. The plain is about from north to south. At its southern extremity it is about wide, and lessens in width to the north till it ends in a point at Natmauk. On the east are the Pegu Yomas, which at some points reach a height of A number of streams run westwards to the Irrawaddy, of which the Yin and the Pin, which form the northern boundary, are the chief. The only perennial stream is the Yanpè. Rice is the staple product, and considerable quantities are exported. Sesamum of very high quality, maize, and millet are also cultivated, as well as cotton in patches here and there over the whole district.

Townships

The district contains the following

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Magway Township Magway Township ( my, မကွေးမြို့နယ်) is a township of Magway District in the Magway Region of Myanmar. The principal town is Magway. Bounds Magway Township is bounded by the following townships:Yenangyaung Township Yenangyaung Township ( my, ရေနံချောင်းမြို့နယ်) is a township of Magway District in the Magway Division of Myanmar. Yenangyaung is bordered on the south by Magway, on the east by Natmauk, on the north by Chau ...

Chauck Township Chauk Township ( my, ချောက် မြို့နယ်) is a township of Magway District in the Magway Division of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Chauk. Borders Chauk Township is bounded by the following ...

Taungdwingyi Township Taungdwingyi Township ( my, တောင်တွင်းကြီး မြို့နယ်) is a township of Magway District in the Magway Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Taungdwingyi. People have inhabited this area for thousand ...

Myothit Township Myothit Township ( my, မြို့သစ် မြို့နယ်) is a township of Magway District in the Magway Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Myothit Myothit ( my, မြို့သစ်) is a town of Myothit Township ...

Natmauk Township Natmauk Township ( my, နတ်မောတ် မြို့နယ်) is a township of Magway District in the Magway Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Natmauk. It is the place where General Aung San who is national hero of Myanmar ...

References

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