title: Monywa District
text: # Monywa District
  
  Monywa District (Burmese: မုံရွာခရိုင်) (formerly Lower Chindwin District) is an administrative district in southern Sagaing Division, Burma (Myanmar). Its administrative center is the city of Monywa.
  
  ## Administrative divisions
  
  Monywa District consists of the following townships:
  
  * Ayadaw Township
  * Budalin Township
  * Chaung-U Township
  * Monywa Township
  
  Monywa District also consisted of the following townships, which formed to become Yinmabin District:
  
  * Kani Township
  * Pale Township
  * Salingyi Township
  * Yinmabin Township
  
  Also, it had a township that has recently annexed into Shwebo District:
  
  * Tabayin Township
  
  ## Borders
  
  Monywa District is bordered by:
  
  * Mawlaik District to the north,
  * Yinmabin District to the west,
  * Sagaing District to the south
  
  ## Notable residents
  
  * Aung Khin, Burmese painter
  