Aunglan District

Aunglan District (Burmese: အောင်လံခရိုင်, Aunglan Hkăyaing, also known as Aunglan-Thayet) is a district of the Magway Region in Myanmar, and is bordered by Kyaukpyu District and Thandwe District of Rakhine State to the west, Minbu District and Magway District to the north, Pyinmana District of the Mandalay Region to the east, and Taungoo District and Pyay District of the Bago Region to the east and south.

The capital is Aunglan, which is located in the centre of the district. The district has a population of 821,258 people.

Geography
Aunglan District is situated between the Rakhine Mountains to the west, and the Bago Hills to the east, with the Irrawaddy River flowing through the centre of the district. The terrain on the western side of the river is somewhat hilly.

Transport
The district has 2 railways on either side of the river, with the eastern one connecting to Pyay in the south and Magway in the north. There is a railway bridge over the river near Magway, but no road bridges. The two sides are connected by ferry.