Taunggyi District () is a district in South Shan State in eastern Myanmar. The principal town and administrative center is Taunggyi. The district has 2 townships.
Administrative divisions The District is made up of two townships - Taunggyi Township and Lawksawk Township.
In 2022, the District was split to form the new Kalaw District. Three townships - Kalaw Township, Nyaungshwe Township and Pekon Township - were split off from Taunggyi District, leaving the district with only two townships. In 2008, the country's new constitution defined two self-administered zones (SAZs), taking 7 townships out of the district to form the Danu Self-Administered Zone and the Pa-O Self Administered Zone.
Prior to 2008, the district contained the following townships:
Kalaw Township (now part of the Kalaw District) Lawksawk Township Nyaungshwe Township (now part of the Kalaw District) Pekon Township (now part of the Kalaw District) Taunggyi Township Pindaya Township (now part of the Danu Self-Administered Zone) Ywangan Township (now part of the Danu Self-Administered Zone) Hopong Township (now part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone) Hsi Hseng Township (now part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone) Pinlaung Township (now part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone)
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