Yamethin District

Yamethin District (Burmese: ရမည်းသင်းခရိုင်, Yămàethìn Hkăyaing) is a district of the Mandalay Region in central Myanmar. It is bordered by Meiktila District to the north, the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone to the east, Pyinmana District to the south, and Magway District to the east.

The district capital is Yamethin, which is located in the centre of the district. The district has a population of 523,111 people. The industrial and rail hub town of Pyawbwe is also located here.

Geography
Yamethin District is bounded by the low end of the Bago Yoma to the west and the foothills of the Shan Plateau to the east. Most of the land consists of a broad flat valley. There are four large reservoirs in the district.

Transport
The Yangon-Mandalay Railway and accompanying highway pass through the district in a south-to-north direction with a station in Yamethin town, situated between Meiktila to the north and Pyinmana to the south. The town of Pyawbwe is a railway hub and is the start point of the Taunggyi Railway. There is also another railway that heads west from Pyawbwe to the town of Natmauk in the Magway Region.

The nearest airport is in Meiktila.