Admeenistrative diveesions o Myanmar

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Burma (cried Myanmar an aa) is dividit intae twentie-ane administrative subdiveesions, which include seiven states (; pyi ne, ), seiven regions (; taing detha gyi, ), sax sel-administered zones an ane sel-administered diveesion (Wa Sel-Administered Diveesion). The regions wur cawed diveesions prior tae August 2010, an five o them are named efter their caipital ceity, the exceptions being Ayeyarwady Region an Tanintharyi Region. The regions can be described as ethnically predominantly Burman (Bamar), while the states, the zones an Wa Diveesion are ethnic minority-dominant.

Mandalay Region haes the lairgest population an Yangon Region is the maist densely populatit. The smawest population is Kayah State. In terms o land area, Shan State is the lairgest an Yangon Region is the smawest.

States an diveesions are dividit intae destricts (; kha yaing or khayai, ). These destricts consist o tounships (; myo ne, ) that include touns (; myo, ), wards (; yat kwet, )) and village-tracts (; kyay ywa ok su, ). Veelage-tracts are groups o adjacent veelages (; kyay ywa, ).

Admeenistrative regions
 States an RegionsNameBurmeseCaipitalFlagISOISO 3166-2:MM (ISO 3166-2 codes for the subdivision of Burma)RegionPopulationArea (km²)Teep Ayeyarwady Region   Pathein 75px MM-07 Lower 6,663,000 35,138 Region Bago Region   Bago 75px MM-02 Lower 5,099,000 39,404 Region Chin State   Hakha 75px MM-14 Wastren 480,000 36,019 State Kachin State   Myitkyina 75px MM-11 Northren 1,270,000 89,041 State Kayah State   Loikaw 75px MM-12 Sootheast 259,000 11,670 State Kayin State   Pa-an 75px MM-13 Sooth 1,431,377 30,383 State Magway Region   Magwe 75px MM-03 Central 4,464,000 44,819 Region Mandalay Region   Mandalay 75px MM-04 Central 7,627,000 37,021.29 Region Mon State   Mawlamyaing 75px MM-15 Sooth 2,466,000 12,155 State Rakhine State   Sittwe 75px MM-16 West  2,744,000 36,780 State Shan State   Taunggyi 75px MM-17 East  4,851,000  155,801 State Sagaing Region   Sagaing 75px MM-01 Northren 5,300,000 93,527 Region Tanintharyi Region   Dawei 75px MM-05 Sooth 1,356,000 43,328 Region Yangon Region   Yangon 75px MM-06 Lawer 5,560,000 10,170 Region Naypyidaw Union Territory  Naypyidaw   Central 925,000  Union Territory Naga Sel-Admeenistered Zone  Lahe   Northren   Sel-Admeenistered Zone Danu Sel-Admeenistered Zone  Pindaya   East   Sel-Admeenistered Zone Pa-O Sel-Admeenistered Zone  Hopong   East   Sel-Admeenistered Zone Pa Laung Sel-Admeenistered Zone  Namhsan   East   Sel-Admeenistered Zone Kokang Sel-Admeenistered Zone  Laukkaing   East   Sel-Admeenistered Zone Wa Self-Admeenistered Diveesion  Hopang   East   Sel-Admeenistered Diveesion

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