Myitkyina District ( my, မြစ်ကြီးနားခရိုင်) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...

of the

Kachin State Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Jingpho language, Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east ...

in northern Burma (Myanmar). The capital lies at

Myitkyina Myitkyina (, ; (Eng; ''mitchinar'') Jinghpaw: ''Myitkyina'', ) is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar (Burma), located from Yangon, and from Mandalay. In Burmese it means "near the big river", and Myitkyina is on the west bank of t ...

. It is the largest district in the country by land area. Myitkyina district in Kachin state 1

Townships

The district contains the following

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, ...

s: * Myitkyina Township *

Waingmaw Township Waimaw Township ( my, ဝိုင်းမော်မြို့နယ်) (Shan :ဝဵင်းမႂ်ႇ Tai nue:ᥝᥥᥒᥰᥛᥬᥱ เวียงใหม่)is a township of Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of Burma. The pri ...

* Injangyang Township * Tanai Township *

Chipwi Township Chipwi Township ( my, ချီဖွေမြို့နယ်; Chibwe Township) is a township of Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of Burma. The principal town is Chipwi. Towns and villages Akyauk, Atang, Aukan, Awngchit, Ba-le, Ba ...

* Hsawlaw Township

External links

"Myitkyina District, Burma"
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