Minbu District

Minbu District (Burmese: မင်းဘူးခရိုင်, Mìnbù Hkăyaing) is a district of the Magway Region in Myanmar, and is bordered by Chin State, Gangaw District, and Pakokku District to the north, Magway District to the east, Aunglan District to the south, and Kyaukphyu District of Rakhine State to the west.

The capital is Minbu, which is located in the east of the district, just across the Irrawady River from the city of Magway. The district has a population of 732,639 people. The holiday town of Sidoktaya is located in the west, and there are some mud volcanoes near Minbu Town that are popular with tourists.

Geography
Minbu District is quadrilateral in shape, its western border is formed by the Rakhine Mountains and its eastern border is the course of the Irrawaddy River. Between the mountains and the river are some linear hills and some plains. The Sidoktaya reservoir is built within these hills in the district's west.

There are some small mud volcanoes near the town of Minbu, similar to the ones on Baratang Island in Andaman and Nicobar.

Transport
There is a railway running south-to-north by the river that connects Minbu Town to Pakokku in the north and Thayet in the south.

There are also 2 parallel north-south roads in the district, as well as one road that connects to Ann in Rakhine State. In addition to this, there are ferries that traverse the river and its small inhabited islands.