Pakokku District
Pakokku District
ပခုက္ကူခရိုင် | |
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| Myanma transcription(s) | |
| • Burmese | pa.khukku kha.ruing |
location in Magway region | |
Pakokku District Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 21°25′N 94°45′E / 21.417°N 94.750°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Central |
| Capital | Pakokku |
| Government | |
| • Chief Minister | Aung Moe Nyo (NLD) |
| • Cabinet | Magway Region Government |
| • Legislature | Magway Region Hluttaw |
| • Judiciary | Pakokku District High Court |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,310 km2 (3,210 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,055,545 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 127/km2 (329/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pakokkuan |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Bamar, Chin, Rakhine, Karen, Shan |
| • Religions | Buddhism 98.8% Christianity 0.7% Islam 0.3% Hinduism 0.1% animism 0.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+06:30 (MST) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.560 medium · 6th |
Pakokku District (Burmese: ပခုက္ကူခရိုင်, pronounced [pə.kʰo̼ʊʔ.kù kʰə.jàɪɰ̃]; also Pagukku District) is a district of the Magway Division in central Burma (Myanmar). It is situated in northern part of Magwe Region. The administrative centre is the city of Pakokku. Pakokku is a largest city of Magway Division. It is also the 13th largest city of Burma (Myanmar). The townships of Pakokku District are Pakokku, Yesagyo, Pauk, Seikphyu, Myaing, Htilin, Saw and Gangaw.