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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>British colonisation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-British_colonisation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Post-independence" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Post-independence"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Post-independence</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Post-independence-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2008_Constitution" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2008_Constitution"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>2008 Constitution</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2008_Constitution-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> 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data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%B0_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97" title="ম্যানমাৰৰ প্ৰশাসনিক বিভাগ – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ম্যানমাৰৰ প্ৰশাসনিক বিভাগ" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97" title="মিয়ানমারের প্রশাসনিক বিভাগ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মিয়ানমারের প্রশাসনিক বিভাগ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi%C3%A1n-ti%C4%81n_%C3%AA_h%C3%AAng-ch%C3%A8ng-khu" title="Bián-tiān ê hêng-chèng-khu – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Bián-tiān ê hêng-chèng-khu" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizaci%C3%B3n_territorial_de_Birmania" title="Organización territorial de Birmania – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Organización territorial de Birmania" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmarren_banaketa_administratiboa" title="Myanmarren banaketa administratiboa – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Myanmarren banaketa administratiboa" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7_%D9%88_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AD%DB%8C%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="ایالت‌ها و ناحیه‌های میانمار – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ایالت‌ها و ناحیه‌های میانمار" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_de_la_Birmanie" title="Subdivisions de la Birmanie – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Subdivisions de la Birmanie" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%B8%EC%96%80%EB%A7%88%EC%9D%98_%ED%96%89%EC%A0%95_%EA%B5%AC%EC%97%AD" title="미얀마의 행정 구역 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="미얀마의 행정 구역" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97" title="बर्मा के प्रशासनिक विभाग – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="बर्मा के प्रशासनिक विभाग" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembagian_administratif_Myanmar" title="Pembagian administratif Myanmar – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pembagian administratif Myanmar" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suddivisioni_della_Birmania" title="Suddivisioni della Birmania – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Suddivisioni della Birmania" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%95%D7%96%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%9E%D7%A8" title="מחוזות ומדינות מיאנמר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מחוזות ומדינות מיאנמר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mjanmas_administrat%C4%ABvais_iedal%C4%ABjums" title="Mjanmas administratīvais iedalījums – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Mjanmas administratīvais iedalījums" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mianmaro_administracinis_suskirstymas" title="Mianmaro administracinis suskirstymas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Mianmaro administracinis suskirstymas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mianmar_k%C3%B6zigazgat%C3%A1si_beoszt%C3%A1sa" title="Mianmar közigazgatási beosztása – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Mianmar közigazgatási beosztása" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B4%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Административна поделба на Мјанмар – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Административна поделба на Мјанмар" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%99%E1%80%BC%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%99%E1%80%AC%E1%80%94%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%84%E1%80%B6%E1%81%8F_%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AF%E1%80%95%E1%80%BA%E1%80%81%E1%80%BB%E1%80%AF%E1%80%95%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9B%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B8_%E1%80%94%E1%80%9A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%99%E1%80%BC%E1%80%B1%E1%80%92%E1%80%B1%E1%80%9E%E1%80%99%E1%80%BB%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B8" title="မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ၏ အုပ်ချုပ်ရေး နယ်မြေဒေသများ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ၏ အုပ်ချုပ်ရေး နယ်မြေဒေသများ" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestuurlijke_indeling_van_Myanmar" title="Bestuurlijke indeling van Myanmar – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Bestuurlijke indeling van Myanmar" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AE%E8%A1%8C%E6%94%BF%E5%8C%BA%E7%94%BB" title="ミャンマーの行政区画 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ミャンマーの行政区画" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmars_delstater_og_regioner" title="Myanmars delstater og regioner – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Myanmars delstater og regioner" data-language-autonym="Norsk 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href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A2%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%AD%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%A2%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8_%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9C_%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%AD%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9_%E1%B1%B4%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%B4%E1%B1%B7%E1%B1%9F_%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9A" title="ᱢᱤᱭᱟᱱᱢᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱥᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱠᱚ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱢᱤᱭᱟᱱᱢᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱥᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱠᱚ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admeenistrative_diveesions_o_Myanmar" title="Admeenistrative diveesions o Myanmar – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Admeenistrative diveesions o Myanmar" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmars_administrativa_indelning" title="Myanmars administrativa indelning – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Myanmars administrativa indelning" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D" title="மியான்மரின் நிர்வாகப் பிரிவுகள் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="மியான்மரின் நிர்வாகப் பிரிவுகள்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn 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title="เขตการปกครองของประเทศพม่า – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เขตการปกครองของประเทศพม่า" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B4%D0%BC%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%96%D0%BB_%D0%9C%27%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BC%D0%B8" title="Адміністративний поділ М'янми – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Адміністративний поділ М'янми" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7_%DA%A9%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85" title="برما کی انتظامی تقسیم – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="برما کی انتظامی تقسیم" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ph%C3%A2n_c%E1%BA%A5p_h%C3%A0nh_ch%C3%ADnh_Myanmar" title="Phân cấp hành chính Myanmar – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Phân cấp hành chính Myanmar" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B7%AC%E7%94%B8%E6%94%BF%E5%8D%80" title="緬甸政區 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="緬甸政區" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a 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coords="177,497,245,518" alt="Dawei" title="Dawei" /><area href="/wiki/Tanintharyi_Region" shape="rect" coords="164,545,273,572" alt="Tanintharyi Region" title="Tanintharyi Region" /></map><figcaption>A clickable map of Burma/Myanmar exhibiting its first-level administrative divisions.</figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Category</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Unitary_state" title="Unitary state">Unitary state</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Republic of the Union of Myanmar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="#Regions,_States,_and_Union_Territory">7 regions</a><br /><a href="#Regions,_States,_and_Union_Territory">7 states</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Naypyidaw_Union_Territory" title="Naypyidaw Union Territory">1 union territory</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Wa_Self-Administered_Division" title="Wa Self-Administered Division">1 self-administered division</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Self-administered_zone" title="Self-administered zone">5 self-administered zones</a> (as of 2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Populations</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">286,627 (<a href="/wiki/Kayah_State" title="Kayah State">Kayah State</a>) - 7,360,703 (<a href="/wiki/Yangon_Region" title="Yangon Region">Yangon Region</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Areas</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">7,054 km<sup>2</sup> (2,724 sq mi) (<a href="/wiki/Naypyidaw_Union_Territory" title="Naypyidaw Union Territory">Naypyidaw Union Territory</a>) - 155,801 km<sup>2</sup> (60,155 sq mi) (<a href="/wiki/Shan_State" title="Shan State">Shan State</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Government</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Myanmar" title="Politics of Myanmar">Government of Myanmar</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Subdivisions</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div 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plainlist"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Region</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naypyidaw_Union_Territory" title="Naypyidaw Union Territory">Union Territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wa_Self-Administered_Division" title="Wa Self-Administered Division">Self-Administered Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Self-administered_zone" title="Self-administered zone">Self-Administered Zone</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#cbdcff;"> Second level</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Myanmar" title="Districts of Myanmar">District</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#cbdcff;"> Third level</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Townships_of_Myanmar" title="Townships of Myanmar">Township</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#cbdcff;"> Fourth level</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wards_of_Myanmar" title="Wards of Myanmar">Ward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Village_tract" title="Village tract">Village tract</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#cbdcff;"> Fifth level</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Villages_of_Myanmar" title="Villages of Myanmar">Village</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ 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class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Subdivisions_of_Myanmar" title="Template talk:Subdivisions of Myanmar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Subdivisions_of_Myanmar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Subdivisions of Myanmar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a> is divided into 21 <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a>, which include <a href="#Regions,_States,_and_Union_Territory">seven regions</a>, <a href="#Regions,_States,_and_Union_Territory">seven states</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naypyidaw_Union_Territory" title="Naypyidaw Union Territory">one union territory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wa_Self-Administered_Division" title="Wa Self-Administered Division">one self-administered division</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Self-administered_zone" title="Self-administered zone">five self-administered zones</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Table">Table</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following is the table of government subdivisions and its organizational structure based on different regions, states, the union territory, the self-administered division, and the self-administered zones: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_by_country" title="List of administrative divisions by country">Administrative division</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Burmese_language" title="Burmese language">Burmese</a> name </th> <th>No. </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="#Regions,_States,_and_Union_Territory">Region</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">တိုင်းဒေသကြီး</span></span><br /><small>tuing:desa.kri:</small> </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="my-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Burmese" title="Help:IPA/Burmese">[táɪɰ̃<span class="wrap"> </span>dèθa̰<span class="wrap"> </span>dʑí]</a></span><br /><small>taìñ deithác̱ì</small> </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="#Regions,_States,_and_Union_Territory">State</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ပြည်နယ်</span></span><br /><small>pranynai</small> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="my-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Burmese" title="Help:IPA/Burmese">[pjìnɛ̀]</a></span><br /><small>pyine</small> </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Naypyidaw_Union_Territory" title="Naypyidaw Union Territory">Union Territory</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ပြည်ထောင်စုနယ်မြေ</span></span><br /><small>pranytaungcu.nai-mre</small> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="my-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Burmese" title="Help:IPA/Burmese">[pjìdàʊɰ̃zṵnɛ̀mjè]</a></span><br /><small>pyiṯauñs̱únemyei</small> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wa_Self-Administered_Division" title="Wa Self-Administered Division">Self-Administered Division</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ တိုင်း</span></span><br /><small>kuiypuing-uphkyuphkwang.ra.tuing:</small> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="my-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Burmese" title="Help:IPA/Burmese">[kòbàɪɰ̃<span class="wrap"> </span>ʔoʊʔtɕʰoʊʔ<span class="wrap"> </span>kʰwɪ̰ɰ̃ja̰<span class="wrap"> </span>táɪɰ̃]</a></span><br /><small>koup̱aiñ ouʔhcouʔ hkwíñyá taìñ</small> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Self-administered_zone" title="Self-administered zone">Self-Administered Zone</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ</span></span><br /><small>kuiypuing-uphkyuphkwang.ra.desa.</small> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="my-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Burmese" title="Help:IPA/Burmese">[kòbàɪɰ̃<span class="wrap"> </span>ʔoʊʔtɕʰoʊʔ<span class="wrap"> </span>kʰwɪ̰ɰ̃ja̰<span class="wrap"> </span>dèθa̰]</a></span><br /><small>koup̱aiñ ouʔhcouʔ hkwíñyá deithá</small> </td> <td>5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The regions were called divisions prior to August 2010,<sup id="cite_ref-weekly_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weekly-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and four of them are named after their capital city, the exceptions being <a href="/wiki/Sagaing_Region" title="Sagaing Region">Sagaing Region</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ayeyarwady_Region" title="Ayeyarwady Region">Ayeyarwady Region</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tanintharyi_Region" title="Tanintharyi Region">Tanintharyi Region</a>. The regions can be described as ethnically predominantly <a href="/wiki/Bamar_people" title="Bamar people">Burman (Bamar)</a>, while the states, the zones and Wa Division are dominated by ethnic minorities. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Yangon_Region" title="Yangon Region">Yangon Region</a> has the largest population and is the most densely populated. The smallest population is <a href="/wiki/Kayah_State" title="Kayah State">Kayah State</a>. In terms of land area, <a href="/wiki/Shan_State" title="Shan State">Shan State</a> is the largest and <a href="/wiki/Naypyidaw_Union_Territory" title="Naypyidaw Union Territory">Naypyidaw Union Territory</a> is the smallest. </p><p>Regions and states are divided into <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Myanmar" title="Districts of Myanmar">districts</a> (<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ခရိုင်</span></span>; <i>kha yaing</i> or <i>khayaing</i>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="my-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Burmese" title="Help:IPA/Burmese">[kʰəjàɪɴ]</a></span>). These districts consist of <a href="/wiki/Townships_of_Myanmar" title="Townships of Myanmar">townships</a> (<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">မြို့နယ်</span></span>; <i>myo-ne</i>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="my-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Burmese" title="Help:IPA/Burmese">[mjo̰nɛ̀]</a></span>) that include towns (<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">မြို့</span></span>; <i>myo</i>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="my-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Burmese" title="Help:IPA/Burmese">[mjo̰]</a></span>), <a href="/wiki/Wards_of_Myanmar" title="Wards of Myanmar">wards</a> (<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ရပ်ကွက်</span></span>; <i>yatkwet</i>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="my-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Burmese" title="Help:IPA/Burmese">[jaʔ<span class="wrap"> </span>kwɛʔ]</a></span>)) and <a href="/wiki/Village_tract" title="Village tract">village tracts</a> (<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကျေးရွာအုပ်စု</span></span>; <i>kyayywa oksu</i>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="my-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Burmese" title="Help:IPA/Burmese">[tɕé<span class="wrap"> </span>jwà<span class="wrap"> </span>ʔoʊʔ<span class="wrap"> </span>sṵ]</a></span>). Village tracts are groups of adjacent <a href="/wiki/Villages_of_Myanmar" title="Villages of Myanmar">villages</a> (<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကျေးရွာ</span></span>; <i>kyayywa</i>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="my-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Burmese" title="Help:IPA/Burmese">[tɕé<span class="wrap"> </span>jwà]</a></span>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structural_hierarchy">Structural hierarchy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Structural hierarchy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Level </th> <th>1st </th> <th>2nd </th> <th>3rd </th> <th>4th </th> <th>5th </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">Division<br />Type </th> <td>Union Territory<br />(<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ပြည်တောင်စုနယ်မြေ</span></span>) </td> <td rowspan="4">District<br />(<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ခရိုင်</span></span>) </td> <td rowspan="5">Township<br />(<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">မြို့နယ်</span></span>)* </td> <td rowspan="2">Ward<br />(<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ရပ်ကွက်</span></span>) </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Region<br />(<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">တိုင်းဒေသကြီး</span></span>)<br />State<br />(<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ပြည်နယ်</span></span>) </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">Village tract<br />(<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကျေးရွာအုပ်စု</span></span>) </td> <td rowspan="3">Village<br />(<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကျေးရွာ</span></span>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Self-Administered Division<br />(<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရတိုင်း</span></span>) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Self-Administered Zone<br />(<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ</span></span>) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <ul><li>Some townships are divided into Subtownships (<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">မြို့နယ်ခွဲ</span></span>), which are semi-official parts of a township administered separately. 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ayeyarwady_Region.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Ayeyarwady_Region.svg/75px-Flag_of_Ayeyarwady_Region.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Ayeyarwady_Region.svg/113px-Flag_of_Ayeyarwady_Region.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Ayeyarwady_Region.svg/150px-Flag_of_Ayeyarwady_Region.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ayeyarwady_Region" title="Ayeyarwady Region">Ayeyarwady Region</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pathein" title="Pathein">Pathein</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">MM-07</span> </td> <td>South </td> <td>6,184,829 </td> <td>35,031.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Bago_Region.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Bago_Region.png/75px-Flag_of_Bago_Region.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Bago_Region.png/113px-Flag_of_Bago_Region.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Bago_Region.png/150px-Flag_of_Bago_Region.png 2x" data-file-width="338" data-file-height="225" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bago_Region" title="Bago Region">Bago Region</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bago,_Myanmar" title="Bago, Myanmar">Bago</a> </td> <td>MM-02 </td> <td>South, Central </td> <td>4,867,373 </td> <td>39,402.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Chin_State.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Flag_of_Chin_State.svg/75px-Flag_of_Chin_State.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Flag_of_Chin_State.svg/113px-Flag_of_Chin_State.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Flag_of_Chin_State.svg/150px-Flag_of_Chin_State.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chin_State" title="Chin State">Chin State</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ချင်းပြည်နယ်</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hakha" title="Hakha">Hakha</a> </td> <td>MM-14 </td> <td>North, West </td> <td>478,801 </td> <td>36,018.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kachin_State.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_Kachin_State.svg/75px-Flag_of_Kachin_State.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_Kachin_State.svg/113px-Flag_of_Kachin_State.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_Kachin_State.svg/150px-Flag_of_Kachin_State.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2250" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kachin_State" title="Kachin State">Kachin State</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကချင်ပြည်နယ်</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Myitkyina" title="Myitkyina">Myitkyina</a> </td> <td>MM-11 </td> <td>North </td> <td>1,689,441 </td> <td>89,041.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kayah_State.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Kayah_State.svg/75px-Flag_of_Kayah_State.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Kayah_State.svg/113px-Flag_of_Kayah_State.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Kayah_State.svg/150px-Flag_of_Kayah_State.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kayah_State" title="Kayah State">Kayah State</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကယားပြည်နယ်</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loikaw" title="Loikaw">Loikaw</a> </td> <td>MM-12 </td> <td>East </td> <td>286,627 </td> <td>11,731.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kayin_State.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Kayin_State.svg/75px-Flag_of_Kayin_State.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="38" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Kayin_State.svg/113px-Flag_of_Kayin_State.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Kayin_State.svg/150px-Flag_of_Kayin_State.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kayin_State" title="Kayin State">Kayin State</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကရင်ပြည်နယ်</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hpa-an" title="Hpa-an">Hpa-an</a> </td> <td>MM-13 </td> <td>South, East </td> <td>1,574,079 </td> <td>30,383 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Magway_Region.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Magway_Region.svg/75px-Flag_of_Magway_Region.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Magway_Region.svg/113px-Flag_of_Magway_Region.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Magway_Region.svg/150px-Flag_of_Magway_Region.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Magway_Region" title="Magway Region">Magway Region</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Magway,_Myanmar" title="Magway, Myanmar">Magwe</a> </td> <td>MM-03 </td> <td>Central </td> <td>3,917,055 </td> <td>44,820.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Mandalay_Region.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Mandalay_Region.svg/75px-Flag_of_Mandalay_Region.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Mandalay_Region.svg/113px-Flag_of_Mandalay_Region.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Mandalay_Region.svg/150px-Flag_of_Mandalay_Region.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mandalay_Region" title="Mandalay Region">Mandalay Region</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mandalay" title="Mandalay">Mandalay</a> </td> <td>MM-04 </td> <td>Central </td> <td>6,165,723 </td> <td>37,945.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Mon_State_(2018).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Mon_State_%282018%29.svg/75px-Flag_of_Mon_State_%282018%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Mon_State_%282018%29.svg/113px-Flag_of_Mon_State_%282018%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Mon_State_%282018%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Mon_State_%282018%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mon_State" title="Mon State">Mon State</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">မွန်ပြည်နယ်</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mawlamyine" title="Mawlamyine">Mawlamyine</a> </td> <td>MM-15 </td> <td>South </td> <td>2,054,393 </td> <td>12,296.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Naypyidaw_Union_Territory.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_Naypyidaw_Union_Territory.svg/75px-Flag_of_Naypyidaw_Union_Territory.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_Naypyidaw_Union_Territory.svg/113px-Flag_of_Naypyidaw_Union_Territory.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_Naypyidaw_Union_Territory.svg/150px-Flag_of_Naypyidaw_Union_Territory.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naypyidaw_Union_Territory" title="Naypyidaw Union Territory">Naypyidaw Union Territory</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">နေပြည်တော်</span></span> <span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ပြည်ထောင်စုနယ်မြေ</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naypyidaw" title="Naypyidaw">Naypyidaw</a> </td> <td>MM-18 </td> <td>Central </td> <td>1,160,242 </td> <td>7,054 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Rakhine.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Rakhine.svg/75px-Flag_of_Rakhine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Rakhine.svg/113px-Flag_of_Rakhine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Rakhine.svg/150px-Flag_of_Rakhine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rakhine_State" title="Rakhine State">Rakhine State</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sittwe" title="Sittwe">Sittwe</a> </td> <td>MM-16 </td> <td>West </td> <td>3,188,807 </td> <td>36,778.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sagaing_Region_(2019).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Sagaing_Region_%282019%29.svg/75px-Flag_of_Sagaing_Region_%282019%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Sagaing_Region_%282019%29.svg/113px-Flag_of_Sagaing_Region_%282019%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Sagaing_Region_%282019%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Sagaing_Region_%282019%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sagaing_Region" title="Sagaing Region">Sagaing Region</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monywa" title="Monywa">Monywa</a> </td> <td>MM-01 </td> <td>North, West </td> <td>5,325,347 </td> <td>93,704.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Shan_State.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Flag_of_Shan_State.svg/75px-Flag_of_Shan_State.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Flag_of_Shan_State.svg/113px-Flag_of_Shan_State.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Flag_of_Shan_State.svg/150px-Flag_of_Shan_State.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shan_State" title="Shan State">Shan State</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taunggyi" title="Taunggyi">Taunggyi</a> </td> <td>MM-17 </td> <td>North, East </td> <td>5,824,432 </td> <td>155,801.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tanintharyi_Region_(2010-current).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Tanintharyi_Region_%282010-current%29.svg/75px-Flag_of_Tanintharyi_Region_%282010-current%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Tanintharyi_Region_%282010-current%29.svg/113px-Flag_of_Tanintharyi_Region_%282010-current%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Tanintharyi_Region_%282010-current%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Tanintharyi_Region_%282010-current%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tanintharyi_Region" title="Tanintharyi Region">Tanintharyi Region</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dawei" title="Dawei">Dawei</a> </td> <td>MM-05 </td> <td>South </td> <td>1,408,401 </td> <td>44,344.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Yangon_Region.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Yangon_Region.svg/75px-Flag_of_Yangon_Region.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Yangon_Region.svg/113px-Flag_of_Yangon_Region.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Yangon_Region.svg/150px-Flag_of_Yangon_Region.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yangon_Region" title="Yangon Region">Yangon Region</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yangon" title="Yangon">Yangon</a> </td> <td>MM-06 </td> <td>Central </td> <td>7,360,703 </td> <td>10,276.7 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Self-Administered_Division_and_Self-Administered_Zones">Self-Administered Division and Self-Administered Zones</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Self-Administered Division and Self-Administered Zones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Self-administered_zone" title="Self-administered zone">Self-administered zone</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SAZs_%26_SAD_of_Burma.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/SAZs_%26_SAD_of_Burma.png/220px-SAZs_%26_SAD_of_Burma.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="460" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/SAZs_%26_SAD_of_Burma.png 1.5x" data-file-width="283" data-file-height="592" /></a><figcaption>Self-Administered Division and Self-Administered Zones</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1233514072"> <table class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-text"> <tbody><tr> <th class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Burmese_flags" title="List of Burmese flags">Flag</a> </th> <th align="left">Name</th> <th align="left"><a href="/wiki/Burmese_language" title="Burmese language">Burmese</a></th> <th align="left">Capital</th> <th align="left">State </th> <th align="right">Population </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Danu_people.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_the_Danu_people.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Danu_people.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_the_Danu_people.svg/113px-Flag_of_the_Danu_people.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_the_Danu_people.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_Danu_people.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danu_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Danu Self-Administered Zone">Danu Self-Administered Zone</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ဓနုကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pindaya" title="Pindaya">Pindaya</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shan_State" title="Shan State">Shan State</a> </td> <td>161,835 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kokang_Self-Administered_Zone.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Kokang_Self-Administered_Zone.svg/75px-Flag_of_Kokang_Self-Administered_Zone.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Kokang_Self-Administered_Zone.svg/113px-Flag_of_Kokang_Self-Administered_Zone.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Kokang_Self-Administered_Zone.svg/150px-Flag_of_Kokang_Self-Administered_Zone.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kokang_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Kokang Self-Administered Zone">Kokang Self-Administered Zone</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကိုးကန့်ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Laukkai" title="Laukkai">Laukkai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shan_State" title="Shan State">Shan State</a> </td> <td>123,733 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Naga_Self-Administered_Zone.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Naga_Self-Administered_Zone.png/75px-Flag_of_Naga_Self-Administered_Zone.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Naga_Self-Administered_Zone.png/113px-Flag_of_Naga_Self-Administered_Zone.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Naga_Self-Administered_Zone.png/150px-Flag_of_Naga_Self-Administered_Zone.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naga_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Naga Self-Administered Zone">Naga Self-Administered Zone</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">နာဂကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lahe,_Myanmar" title="Lahe, Myanmar">Lahe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sagaing_Region" title="Sagaing Region">Sagaing Region</a> </td> <td>116,828 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Palaung_people.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_the_Palaung_people.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Palaung_people.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_the_Palaung_people.svg/113px-Flag_of_the_Palaung_people.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_the_Palaung_people.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_Palaung_people.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pa_Laung_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone">Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ပလောင်းကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Namhsan" title="Namhsan">Namhsan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shan_State" title="Shan State">Shan State</a> </td> <td>110,805 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Pa-O_National_Organisation.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_the_Pa-O_National_Organisation.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_Pa-O_National_Organisation.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_the_Pa-O_National_Organisation.svg/113px-Flag_of_the_Pa-O_National_Organisation.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_the_Pa-O_National_Organisation.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_Pa-O_National_Organisation.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pa%27O_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Pa'O Self-Administered Zone">Pa'O Self-Administered Zone</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ပအိုဝ့်ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hopong" title="Hopong">Hopong</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shan_State" title="Shan State">Shan State</a> </td> <td>380,427 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_None.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Flag_of_None.svg/75px-Flag_of_None.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Flag_of_None.svg/113px-Flag_of_None.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Flag_of_None.svg/150px-Flag_of_None.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="225" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wa_Self-Administered_Division" title="Wa Self-Administered Division">Wa Self-Administered Division</a> </td> <td><span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ဝကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရတိုင်း</span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hopang" title="Hopang">Hopang</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shan_State" title="Shan State">Shan State</a> </td> <td>558,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="System_of_administration">System of administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: System of administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Myanmar_states_location.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Myanmar_states_location.svg/220px-Myanmar_states_location.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="462" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Myanmar_states_location.svg/330px-Myanmar_states_location.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Myanmar_states_location.svg/440px-Myanmar_states_location.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="2520" /></a><figcaption><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:red; color:black;"> </span> States of Myanmar</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#fefee4; color:black;"> </span> Regions of Myanmar</div></figcaption></figure> <p>The administrative structure of the states, regions and self-administering bodies is outlined in the new constitution adopted in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regions_and_States">Regions and States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Regions and States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Executive authority is held in each state or region by a Regional or State Government consisting of a Chief Minister, other ministers and an Advocate General.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution2008_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution2008-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/President_of_Myanmar" title="President of Myanmar">President</a> appoints the Chief Minister from a list of qualified candidates in the regional or state legislature; the regional or state legislature must approve the President's choice unless they can prove that he or she does not meet the constitutional qualifications.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution2008_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution2008-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Legislative authority resides with the <a href="/wiki/State_Hluttaw" class="mw-redirect" title="State Hluttaw">State Hluttaw</a> or <a href="/wiki/Regional_Hluttaw" class="mw-redirect" title="Regional Hluttaw">Regional Hluttaw</a> made up of elected civilian members and representatives of the Armed Forces. Both divisions are considered equivalent, the only distinction being that states have large ethnic minority populations and regions are mostly populated by the national majority <a href="/wiki/Bamar_people" title="Bamar people">Burmans / Bamar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Naypyidaw_Union_Territory">Naypyidaw Union Territory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Naypyidaw Union Territory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Naypyidaw_Union_Territory" title="Naypyidaw Union Territory">Naypyidaw Union Territory</a></div> <p>The constitution states that Naypyidaw shall be a Union Territory under the direct administration of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Myanmar" title="President of Myanmar">President</a>. Day-to-day functions would be carried out on the President's behalf by the <a href="/wiki/Naypyidaw_Council" title="Naypyidaw Council">Naypyidaw Council</a> led by a Chairperson. The Chairperson and members of the Naypyidaw Council are appointed by the President and shall include civilians and representatives of the Armed Forces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Self-Administered_Division_and_Self-Administered_Zones_2">Self-Administered Division and Self-Administered Zones</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Self-Administered Division and Self-Administered Zones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Self-Administered Zones and Self-Administered Divisions are administered by a Leading Body. The Leading Body consists of at least ten members and includes State or Regional Hluttaw members elected from the Zones or Divisions and other members nominated by the Armed Forces. The Leading Body has both executive and legislative powers. A Chairperson is head of each Leading Body. </p><p><b>Within <a href="/wiki/Sagaing_Region" title="Sagaing Region">Sagaing Region</a>:</b><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naga_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Naga Self-Administered Zone">Naga</a> (Leshi, Lahe, and Namyun townships)</li></ul> <p><b>Within <a href="/wiki/Shan_State" title="Shan State">Shan State</a>:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Danu_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Danu Self-Administered Zone">Danu Self-Administered Zone</a> (Ywangan and Pindaya townships),</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kokang_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Kokang Self-Administered Zone">Kokang Self-Administered Zone</a> (Konkyan and Laukkai townships)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pa_Laung_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone">Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone</a> (Namshan and Manton townships)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pa%27O_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Pa'O Self-Administered Zone">Pa'O Self-Administered Zone</a> (Hopong, Hshihseng, and Pinlaung townships),</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wa_Self-Administered_Division" title="Wa Self-Administered Division">Wa Self-Administered Division</a> (Hopang, Mongmao, Panwai, Pangsang, Naphan, and Metman townships)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Districts_and_Townships">Districts and Townships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Districts and Townships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Myanmar" title="Districts of Myanmar">Districts</a> are the second-order divisions of Myanmar and are often named after a population center within the district of the same name. Shan State has the most districts, even excluding Self-Administered Zones and Divisions. Naypyidaw Union Territory and Mon State have the least with just 2 districts. The District's role is more supervisory as the 330 <a href="/wiki/Townships_of_Myanmar" title="Townships of Myanmar">townships</a> are the basic administrative unit of local governance and are the only type of administrative division that covers the entirety of Myanmar. A District is led by a District Administrator and a Township is administered by a Township Administrator. Both are appointed civil servants through the <a href="/wiki/General_Administration_Department" title="General Administration Department">General Administration Department</a> (GAD) of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(Myanmar)" title="Ministry of Home Affairs (Myanmar)">Ministry of Home Affairs</a> (MOHA). The Minister of Home Affairs is to be appointed by the military according to the 2008 constitution. <sup id="cite_ref-UNDP_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNDP-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most local governance services are offered at the Township level; few services are offered at the District level. The Township Administrator is the key focal point for most interactions with the government and the Township Administrator serves as a representative of the State or Region government and executes functions on behalf of the State or Region.<sup id="cite_ref-UNDP_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNDP-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All Township governments are staffed by 34 GAD civil servants regardless of population, although larger townships may have several Township committees that coordinate with the Township and report to the District.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subtownships exist for many but not all townships. They can be created for many reasons including, townships with large areas, townships with a large natural barrier or townships with a lopsided population distribution. These subtownships are unofficial, but can be used by the Township administration and national ministries for data collection and administrative ease. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wards,_Village_Tracts_and_Municipalities"><span id="Wards.2C_Village_Tracts_and_Municipalities"></span>Wards, Village Tracts and Municipalities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Wards, Village Tracts and Municipalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The fourth and lowest level of administration is the <a href="/wiki/Wards_of_Myanmar" title="Wards of Myanmar">ward</a> for urban areas and <a href="/wiki/Village_tract" title="Village tract">village tract</a> for rural areas. Some townships include areas not part of any ward or village tract. Village Tracts may contain up to 8 distinct villages. Most townships contain at least one ward/town, and are usually named after the population center. As of reforms in 2012 and 2013, Ward and Village Tract administrators are now typically elected, but report to the appointed Township Administrator. Ward Administrators and Village Tract Administrators (also called just Village Administrators) are supported by 100-household-heads and 10-household-heads who are collectively called area leaders. </p><p>Most cities in Myanmar are contained within one township like <a href="/wiki/Pathein" title="Pathein">Pathein</a>. In some cases, the rural portions of the township may be administered semi-independently as sub-townships.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In larger cities, like <a href="/wiki/Mandalay" title="Mandalay">Mandalay</a>, the municipality may be functionally administered at a district level with townships acting de facto as subdivisions of a city.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Yangon" title="Yangon">Yangon</a>, the administrative jurisdiction of the <a href="/wiki/Yangon_City_Development_Committee" title="Yangon City Development Committee">Yangon City Development Committee</a> overlap across 33 townships and all 4 of Yangon Region's districts.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The definition of a city is ambiguous with the Burmese term <span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">မြို့</span></span> ('myo') being translated as any urban area. The <a href="/wiki/General_Administration_Department" title="General Administration Department">General Administration Department</a> only explicitly defines the three cities of <a href="/wiki/Yangon" title="Yangon">Yangon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mandalay" title="Mandalay">Mandalay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Naypyidaw" title="Naypyidaw">Naypyidaw</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_colonisation">British colonisation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: British colonisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1900, Burma was a province of <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British India</a>, and was divided into two subdivisions: <a href="/wiki/Lower_Myanmar" title="Lower Myanmar">Lower Burma</a>, whose capital was Rangoon with four divisions (Arakan, Irrawaddy, Pegu, Tenasserim), and <a href="/wiki/Upper_Myanmar" title="Upper Myanmar">Upper Burma</a>, whose capital was Mandalay with six divisions (<a href="/wiki/Meiktila" title="Meiktila">Meiktila</a>, Minbu, Sagaing, North Federated Shan States and South Federated Shan States). </p><p>On 10 October 1922, the <a href="/wiki/Karenni_States" title="Karenni States">Karenni States</a> of Bawlake, Kantarawaddy, and Kyebogyi became a part of the Federated Shan States. In 1940, Minbu division's name was changed to Magwe, and Meiktila Divisions became part of Mandalay District. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-independence">Post-independence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Post-independence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Upon independence, on 4 January 1948, the Chin Hills area was split from Arakan Division to form Chin Special Division, and Kachin State was formed by carving out the Myitkyina and Bhamo districts of Mandalay Division. Karen State was also created from Amherst, Thaton, and Toungoo Districts of Tenasserim Division. Karenni State was separated from the Federated Shan States, and Shan State was formed by merging the Federated Shan States and the Wa States. </p><p>In 1952, Karenni State was renamed Kayah State. In 1964, Rangoon Division was separated from Pegu Division, whose capital shifted to Pegu. In addition, Karen State was renamed Kawthoolei State. </p><p>In 1972, the Hanthawaddy and Hmawbi districts were moved under Rangoon Division's jurisdiction. </p><p>In 1974, after <a href="/wiki/Ne_Win" title="Ne Win">Ne Win</a> introduced a constitution, Chin Special Division became a state, and its capital moved from <a href="/wiki/Falam_(town)" class="mw-redirect" title="Falam (town)">Falam</a> to <a href="/wiki/Hakha" title="Hakha">Hakha</a>. Kawthoolei State's name was reverted to Karen State. Mon State was created out of portions of Tenasserim Division and Pegu Division. Mon State's capital became <a href="/wiki/Mawlamyaing" class="mw-redirect" title="Mawlamyaing">Moulmein</a>, and Tenasserim Division's became <a href="/wiki/Dawei" title="Dawei">Tavoy</a>. In addition, Rakhine Division was granted statehood. </p><p>In 1989, after the <a href="/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="Coup d'état">coup d'état</a> by the <a href="/wiki/State_Peace_and_Development_Council" title="State Peace and Development Council">military junta</a>, the names of many divisions in Burma were altered in English to reflect <a href="/wiki/Burmese_language" title="Burmese language">Burmese</a> pronunciations.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After 1995, in Kachin State <a href="/wiki/Mohnyin_District" title="Mohnyin District">Mohnyin District</a> was created out of <a href="/wiki/Myitkyina_District" title="Myitkyina District">Myitkyina District</a> as part of the peace agreement with the <a href="/wiki/Kachin_Independence_Army" title="Kachin Independence Army">Kachin Independence Army</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008_Constitution">2008 Constitution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2008 Constitution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2008 Constitution stipulates the renaming of the 7 "divisions" (<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">တိုင်း</span></span> in Burmese) as "regions" (<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">တိုင်းဒေသကြီး</span></span><sup id="cite_ref-2008constbur_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2008constbur-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in Burmese). It also stipulates the creation of Union territories, which include the capital of <a href="/wiki/Naypyidaw" title="Naypyidaw">Nay Pyi Taw</a> and ethnic self-administered zones (<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ</span></span><sup id="cite_ref-2008constbur_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2008constbur-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in Burmese) and self-administered divisions (<span title="Burmese-language text"><span lang="my">ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရတိုင်း</span></span><sup id="cite_ref-2008constbur_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2008constbur-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in Burmese).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These self-administered regions include the following: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Danu_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Danu Self-Administered Zone">Danu Self-Administered Zone</a>: consisting of <a href="/wiki/Ywangan_Township" title="Ywangan Township">Ywangan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pindaya_Township" title="Pindaya Township">Pindaya</a> townships in <a href="/wiki/Shan_State" title="Shan State">Shan State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kokang_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Kokang Self-Administered Zone">Kokang Self-Administered Zone</a>: consisting of <a href="/wiki/Konkyan_Township" title="Konkyan Township">Konkyan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laukkaing_Township" title="Laukkaing Township">Laukkai</a> townships in Shan State</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naga_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Naga Self-Administered Zone">Naga Self-Administered Zone</a>: consisting of <a href="/wiki/Leshi" title="Leshi">Leshi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lahe,_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Lahe, Burma">Lahe</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nanyun" title="Nanyun">Namyun</a> townships in <a href="/wiki/Sagaing_Region" title="Sagaing Region">Sagaing Region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pa_Laung_Self-Administered_Zone" title="Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone">Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone</a>: consisting of <a href="/wiki/Namhsan_Township" title="Namhsan Township">Namhsan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mantong_Township" title="Mantong Township">Manton</a> townships in Shan State</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pa-O_Self-Administered_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Pa-O Self-Administered Zone">Pa-O Self-Administered Zone</a>: consisting of <a href="/wiki/Hopong_Township" title="Hopong Township">Hopong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hsi_Hseng_Township" title="Hsi Hseng Township">Hsihseng</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pinlaung_Township" title="Pinlaung Township">Pinlaung</a> townships in Shan State</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wa_Self-Administered_Division" title="Wa Self-Administered Division">Wa Self-Administered Division</a>: consisting of <a href="/wiki/Hopang_Township" title="Hopang Township">Hopang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mongmao_Township" title="Mongmao Township">Mongmao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Panwai_Township" class="mw-redirect" title="Panwai Township">Panwai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nahpan_Township" class="mw-redirect" title="Nahpan Township">Nahpan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metman_Township" class="mw-redirect" title="Metman Township">Metman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pangsang_Township" title="Pangsang Township">Pangsang (Pankham)</a> townships in Shan State</li></ul> <p>On 20 August 2010, the renaming of the 7 divisions and the naming of the 6 self-administered zones was announced by Burmese state media.<sup id="cite_ref-weekly_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weekly-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrative_divisions_of_Myanmar&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit 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Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Israel" title="Districts of Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Jordan" title="Governorates of Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Kazakhstan" title="Regions of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li>North Korea <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_North_Korea" title="Provinces of North Korea">province</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_cities_of_North_Korea" title="Special cities of North Korea">special city</a></li></ul></li> <li>South Korea <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_South_Korea" title="Provinces of South Korea">province</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_provincial-level_cities_of_South_Korea" title="List of provincial-level cities of South Korea">provincial-level city</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Kuwait" title="Governorates of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Kyrgyzstan" title="Regions of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Laos" title="Provinces of Laos">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Lebanon" title="Governorates of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/States_and_federal_territories_of_Malaysia" title="States and federal territories of Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_the_Maldives" title="Administrative divisions of the Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Mongolia" title="Provinces of Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepalese_Federal_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Nepalese Federal States">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Oman" title="Governorates of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_units_of_Pakistan" title="Administrative units of Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Qatar" title="Municipalities of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_subjects_of_Russia" title="Federal subjects of Russia">Russia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Regions of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Singapore" title="Administrative divisions of Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Provinces of Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Syria" title="Governorates of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Tajikistan" title="Regions of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Thailand" title="Provinces of Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Turkey" title="Provinces of Turkey">Turkey</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Turkmenistan" title="Regions of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emirates_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Emirates of the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Uzbekistan" title="Regions of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Vietnam" title="Provinces of Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Yemen" title="Governorates of Yemen">Yemen</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with limited<br />recognition</a></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Abkhazia" title="Districts of Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="Districts of Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Palestine" title="Governorates of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_South_Ossetia" title="Administrative divisions of South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_of_Taiwan" title="List of administrative divisions of Taiwan">Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_by_country" title="List of administrative divisions by country">Table of administrative divisions by country</a><br /><div class="hlist"><ul><li><sup>1</sup> Spans the conventional boundary between Asia and another continent.</li><li><sup>2</sup> Considered European for cultural, political and historical reasons but is geographically in Western Asia.</li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Myanmar_articles" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Myanmar_topics" title="Template:Myanmar topics"><abbr 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style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Myanmar" title="History of Myanmar">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prehistory_of_Myanmar" title="Prehistory of Myanmar">Prehistory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pyu_city-states" title="Pyu city-states">Pyu city-states</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thaton_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Thaton Kingdom">Thaton Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pagan_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Pagan Kingdom">Pagan Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myinsaing_Kingdom" title="Myinsaing Kingdom">Myinsaing Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinya_Kingdom" title="Pinya Kingdom">Pinya Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sagaing_Kingdom" title="Sagaing Kingdom">Sagaing Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Ava" title="Kingdom of Ava">Kingdom of Ava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prome_Kingdom" title="Prome Kingdom">Prome Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanthawaddy_Kingdom" title="Hanthawaddy Kingdom">Hanthawaddy Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mrauk_U" title="Kingdom of Mrauk U">Kingdom of Mrauk U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toungoo_dynasty" title="Toungoo dynasty">Toungoo dynasty</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Toungoo_Empire" title="First Toungoo Empire">First Toungoo Empire</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Restored_Hanthawaddy_Kingdom" title="Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom">Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konbaung_dynasty" title="Konbaung dynasty">Konbaung dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shan_States" title="Shan States">Shan States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karenni_States" title="Karenni States">Karenni States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_rule_in_Burma" title="British rule in Burma">British rule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Burma" title="Japanese occupation of Burma">Japanese occupation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Burma_(1948%E2%80%931962)" title="Union of Burma (1948–1962)">Union of Burma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Republic_of_the_Union_of_Burma" title="Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma">Socialist Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8888_Uprising" title="8888 Uprising">8888 Uprising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Peace_and_Development_Council" title="State Peace and Development Council">State Peace and Development Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saffron_Revolution" title="Saffron Revolution">2007 protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%932015_Myanmar_political_reforms" title="2011–2015 Myanmar political reforms">2011–2015 political reforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Myanmar_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="2021 Myanmar coup d'état">2021 coup</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Myanmar_protests_(2021%E2%80%93present)" title="Myanmar protests (2021–present)">Protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_(2021%E2%80%93present)" title="Myanmar civil war (2021–present)">Civil war</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Myanmar" title="Geography of Myanmar">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Borders_of_Myanmar" title="Template:Borders of Myanmar">Borders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Myanmar" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in Myanmar">Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Myanmar" title="Climate of Myanmar">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deforestation_in_Myanmar" title="Deforestation in Myanmar">Deforestation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ecoregions_in_Myanmar" title="List of ecoregions in Myanmar">Ecoregions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Islands_of_Myanmar" title="Category:Islands of Myanmar">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Lakes_of_Myanmar" title="Category:Lakes of Myanmar">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_in_Myanmar" title="List of mountains in Myanmar">Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_Myanmar" title="List of protected areas of Myanmar">Protected areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Myanmar" title="List of rivers of Myanmar">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_Myanmar" title="Wildlife of Myanmar">Wildlife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Myanmar" title="List of earthquakes in Myanmar">Earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_Myanmar" title="List of volcanoes in Myanmar">Volcanoes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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