Palaw Township

Palaw Township
ပုလော
Township
Location in Myeik district
Location in Myeik district
Coordinates: 13°07′N 98°41′E / 13.117°N 98.683°E / 13.117; 98.683
Country Myanmar
RegionTaninthayi
DistrictMyeik District
CapitalPalaw
Area
 • Total
1,016.92 sq mi (2,633.8 km2)
Elevation
12 ft (4 m)
Highest elevation
4,230 ft (1,290 m)
Population
 (2019)[1]
157,164
 • Ethnicities
 • Religions
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Palaw Township (Burmese: ပုလောမြို့နယ်) is a township of Myeik District in the Taninthayi Region of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Palaw. The township has two other towns - Palauk and Pala.

Administrative subdivisions

Palaw Township is divided into twenty-seven tracts. Six of those tracts are organized into the Palauk Subtownship which occupies the northern third of the township,[2] and which is administered from the town of Palauk.[citation needed]

  • Kyauklonegyi (Palauk Subtownship)
  • Pyichar (Palauk Subtownship)
  • Sinhtoegyi (Palauk Subtownship)
  • Nanthilar (Palauk Subtownship)
  • Pyinbugyi (Palauk Subtownship)
  • Khanti (Palauk Subtownship)
  • Leikthaung
  • Htaminmasar
  • Taungyarkan
  • Shandut
  • Mikyaungthaik
  • Shatpon (Shutpon) shown as Pidat in Google Map
  • Pulawkone
  • Pulawhpyar (Pulawbya)
  • Magyikone
  • Palaw (urban)
  • Nantaung
  • Duyinpinshaung
  • Letku
  • Minhtein (Mintein)
  • Kade
  • To
  • Pala
  • Zayatseik
  • Kye
  • Kyaukkar
  • Mali (offshore islands)

The township's three townscomprise a total of 13 urban wards. The 27 village tracts additionally contain 163 villages.[1]

Communities

Among the villages in Palaw Township are:[3] Banka, Bodaungseik, Kade, Kataungni, Mintein, Palawgong (Palawgon), Pidat, Tonbu, Wachaung, and Zadiwin.

There are a 50-bed township hospital, five 16-bed station hospitals at Pala, Palauk, Maligyun, Pyinbugyi and Kyaukka, one maternal and child health care centre, one urban health care centre, six rural health centers and 15 sub rural health care centers in 2011.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Palaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ပုလောမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Palaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Palaw Township, Tanintharyi, Myanmar" Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), 12 August 2010
  3. ^ "Palaw Google Satellite Map" Palaw (Burma) gazetteer at Maplandia
  4. ^ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/159newsn.pdf[permanent dead link‍] Page 11 Column 2


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