Myaungmya District is a district

District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...

 of the Ayeyarwady Division

Ayeyarwady Division

Ayeyarwady Region is a region of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River . It is bordered by Bago Region to the north, Bago Region and Yangon Region to the east, and the Bay of Bengal to the south and west...

 in south western Myanmar

Myanmar

Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

. It consists 5 cities. They are Myaungmya

Myaungmya

Myaungmya is a town in Myaungmya Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar.The town is home to the Myanmar Union Adventist Seminary, a Seventh Day Adventist seminary and Myaungmya Education College....

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Myaungmya district was formed in 1893 out of a portion of Bassein district, and reconstituted until 1903. It has an area of 2663 square miles (6,897.1 km²) and a population of 280,000 and density of 104 inhabitants to the square mile. The district is a deltaic tract, bordering south on the sea and traversed by many tidal creeks. Rice cultivation and fishing occupy practically all the inhabitants of the district.

The district contains three townships: Myaungmya Township

Myaungmya Township

Myaungmya Township is a township of Myaungmya District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar. The seat lies at Myaungmya.It was formed in 1893 out of a portion of Bassein district, and reconstituted until 1903. It has an area of 2663 m²., and population of 278,119, showing an increase of 49% in the...

, Einme Township

Einme Township

Einme Township is a township of Myaungmya District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar. The area is believed to be where the Battle of Naungyo took place in 1539....

, and Wakema Township

Wakema Township

Wakema Township is a township of Myaungmya District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar. The township is connected to the Einme Township across the Kyungon Bridge on the Pyanmalot River....

. In the Townships, there are 50 wards, 489 village groups and 2557 villages.