Pakokku District

Pakokku District (Burmese: ပခုက္ကူခရိုင်, Păhkoukku Hkăyaing) is a district of the Magway Region in Myanmar, and is bordered by Monywa District of the Sagaing Region to the north, Myingyan District and Nyaung Oo District of the Mandalay Region to the east, Minbu District and Magway District to the south, and Gangaw District to the west.

The capital is Pakokku, which is located in the southeast of the district, and is the Magway Region's second largest city. The district has a population of 986,622 people.

Geography
Pakokku District is bounded by the Irrawaddy River to the southeast, the Chindwin River to the northeast. The district is mostly flat rolling hills, with the western boundary consisting of the foothills of the Rakhine Mountains of Chin State. The Yaw River is also located here.

Transport
Pakokku District is crossed by numerous roads and 2 railways. The Kale Railway connects Pakokku City in the south to Kale in the north, via the hill station of Kyaw.

The longest bridge in Myanmar is located here, near Pakokku City. It is a road-and-rail bridge that spans the Irrawaddy River.