States of Burma
| Administrative divisions of Myanmar | |
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| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Republic of the Union of Myanmar |
| Number | 7 regions, 7 states, 1 Union Territory, 6 self-administered zones (as of 2015) |
| Populations | 286,627 (Kayah State) - 7,360,703 (Yangon Region) |
| Areas | 7,054 km2 (2,724 sq mi) (Naypyidaw Union Territory) - 155,801 km2 (60,155 sq mi) (Shan State) |
| Government | Government of Myanmar |
| Subdivisions |
District Township Ward and Village-tract Village |
Myanmar is divided into twenty-one administrative subdivisions, which include:
The regions were called divisions prior to August 2010, and five of them are named after their capital city, the exceptions being Ayeyarwady Region and Tanintharyi Region. The regions can be described as ethnically predominantly Burman (Bamar), while the states, the zones and Wa Division are ethnic minority-dominant.
Yangon Region has the largest population and is the most densely populated. The smallest population is Kayah State. In terms of land area, Shan State is the largest and Yangon Region is the smallest.
States and regions are divided into districts (ခရိုင်; kha yaing or khayaing, IPA: [kʰəjàɪɴ]). These districts consist of townships (မြို့နယ်; myo-ne, IPA: [mjo̰nɛ̀]) that include towns (မြို့; myo, IPA: [mjo̰]), wards (ရပ်ကွက်; yatkwet, IPA: [jaʔ kwɛʔ])) and village-tracts (ကျေးရွာအုပ်စု; kyayywa oksu, IPA: [tɕé jwà ʔoʊʔ sṵ]). Village-tracts are groups of adjacent villages (ကျေးရွာ; kyayywa, IPA: [tɕé jwà]).
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