Pathein 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 Ayeyawady Division, Myanmar

Myanmar

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. It is located around the city of Pathein

Pathein

Pathein , also called Bassein, is a port city with a 2004 population estimated at 215,600, and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region, Burma. It lies on the Pathein River , which is a western branch of the Irrawaddy River....

 and includes the urban area of it. The area of the Pathein District is 10900 km². Its population was 1,769,280 in 2001.

Townships

The district consists of the following township

Township

The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...

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• Pathein Township
  Pathein Township
  Pathein Township is a township of Pathein District in the Ayeyawady Division of Burma . The administrative seat is the town of Pathein.-Communities:...
  
  
• Kangyidaunk Township
  Kangyidaunk Township
  Kangyidaunt Township is a township of the Pathein District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Kangyidaunt.-See also:*List of villages in Kangyidaunt Township...
  
  
• Thabaung Township
  Thabaung Township
  Thabaung Township is a township of Pathein District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar.-See also:*List of villages in Thabaung Township...
  
  
• Kyonpyaw Township
  Kyonpyaw Township
  Kyonpyaw Township is a township of Pathein District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar. The capital is Kyonpyaw town.-Wards:Kyonpyaw consists 4 wards and they are:*Taza Ward*Myawady Ward*Panglong Ward*Aung San Ward...
  
  
• Yekyi Township
  Yekyi Township
  Yekyi Township is a township of Pathein District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar.-See also:*List of villages in Yegyi Township...
  
  
• Kyaunggon Township
  Kyaunggon Township
  Kyaunggon Township is a township of Pathein District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar.-See also:*List of villages in Kyaunggon Township...
  
  
• Ngapudaw Township
  Ngapudaw Township
  Ngapudaw Township or Ngaputaw Township is a township of Pathein District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar.There are a town, a subtownship, 3 wards, 38 village-tracts and 174 villages in 2011....
  
  

Cities

The district contains 9 cities:

• Pathein
  Pathein
  Pathein , also called Bassein, is a port city with a 2004 population estimated at 215,600, and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region, Burma. It lies on the Pathein River , which is a western branch of the Irrawaddy River....
  
  
• Kangyidaunk
• Thabaung
  Thabaung
  Thabaung is a town in the Ayeyarwady Division of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Thabaung Township in the Pathein District....
  
  
• Kyonpyaw
  Kyonpyaw
  Kyonpyaw is a town in the Ayeyawady Division of Myanmar. It is the seat of Kyonpyaw Township.-External links:*...
  
  
• Yekyi
  Yekyi
  Yekyi is a town in the Ayeyarwady Division of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Yekyi Township in the Pathein District....
  
  
• Ngathaingchaung
• Kyaunggon
  Kyaunggon
  Kyaunggon is a town in the Ayeyarwady Division of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Kyaunggon Township in the Pathein District....
  
  

It contains 48 wards, 519 village groups and 2963 villages.