List of districts and neighborhoods of Yangon

Yangon is administered by the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC). YCDC also coordinates urban planning. The city is divided into 10 districts.^[1] Yangon Region was divided into 4 districts, which overlap with the city's jurisdiction,^[2] this changed in 2022, now the region has 14 districts. The current mayor of Yangon is U Bo Htay ,^[3]^[4] an economist and a retired professor at the Yangon Institute of Economics. Each township is administered by a committee of township leaders, who make decisions regarding city beautification and infrastructure. Myo-thit (lit. "New Towns", or satellite towns) are not within such jurisdictions. Yangon is a member of Asian Network of Major Cities 21.

Current Divisions

District	Townships
Mingaladon District	Mingaladon Township • Shwepyitha Township
Insein District	Insein Township • Hlaingthaya Township (East) • Hlaingthaya Township (West)
Twantay District	Seikkyi Kanaungto Township • Dala Township Outside of Yangon city: Twante Township • Kungyangon Township • Kawhmu Township
Kyauktada District	Kyauktada Township • Pabedan Township • Lanmadaw Township • Latha Township • Dagon Township
Ahlon District	Ahlon Township • Kyeemyindaing Township • Sanchaung Township
Mayangon District	Mayangon Township • Hlaing Township • North Okkalapa Township
Thingangyun District	Thingangyun Township • South Okkalapa Township • Tamwe Township • Yankin Township
Botahtaung District	Botataung Township • Dawbon Township • Mingala Taungnyunt Township • Pazundaung Township • Thaketa Township
Dagon Myothit District	Dagon Seikkan Township • South Dagon Township • North Dagon Township • East Dagon Township
Kamayut District	Kamayut Township • Bahan Township

Old Divisions

Western District	Eastern District	Southern District	Northern District
Ahlon Bahan Dagon Hlaing Kamayut Kyauktada Kyimyindaing Lanmadaw Latha Mayangon Pabedan Sanchaung	Botataung Dagon Seikkan Dawbon Mingala Taungnyunt New Dagon East New Dagon North New Dagon South North Okkalapa Pazundaung South Okkalapa Tamwe Thaketa Thingangyun Yankin	Dala Seikkyi Kanaungto	Insein Hlaingthaya Mingaladon Shwepyitha

References

^ "Districts within the Yangon Metropolitan Municipality". Yangon City Development Committee (in Burmese). Retrieved 17 February 2025.
^ "Districts in Yangon Region" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
^ source: Edited by Yangon City Development Committee | Edited Date=2017-07-12
^ "Yangon mayor misleads on new city project". Myanmar Times. 2016-01-27.

[1] "Districts within the Yangon Metropolitan Municipality". Yangon City Development Committee (in Burmese). Retrieved 17 February 2025.

[2] "Districts in Yangon Region" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

[3] source: Edited by Yangon City Development Committee | Edited Date=2017-07-12

[4] "Yangon mayor misleads on new city project". Myanmar Times. 2016-01-27.

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