Bagan District

Bagan District (Burmese: ပုဂံခရိုင်, Băgan Hkăyaing) is a district of the Mandalay Region in central Myanmar, and is bordered by Pakokku District to the northwest, Magway District to the south, and Myingyan District to the east.

The district is the location of Bagan, a UNESCO world heritage site covering a large area dotted with dozens of Buddhist pagodas. The district was seperated from Myingyan District in order to better facilitate tourism in Bagan and to better manage the area.

The capital is Nyaung Oo, which is located in the northwest of the district. The district has a population of 180,949 people.