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The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use has issued a report  dated 2003-03 on the districts of Myanmar. The report comments, "Some official sources state that there are 63 [districts], but when identified from official cartographic sources the total is 64. The additional district appears to be one of the eleven within Shan State, though precisely which one is not evident."

Change history: 

Here is an older list of districts by division and states.

1. Ayeyarwaddy: Bassein, Henzada, Ma-ubin, Myaungmya, Pyapon
2. Bago: Hanthawaddy, Insein, Pegu, Prome, Tharrawaddy
3. Chin: Northern Chin Hills, Pakokku Hill Tracts, Southern Chin Hills
4. Kachin: Bhamo, Myitkyina, Putao
5. Kayah: Bawlake, Kantarawaddy, Kyebogyi, Mong Pai
6. Kayin: Salween
7. Magwe: Magwe, Minbu, Pakokku, Thayetmyo
8. Mandalay: Kyaukse, Mandalay, Meiktila, Myingyan, Yamethin
9. Mon: Mon
10. Rakhine: Kyaukpyu, Sandoway, Sittwe
11. Sagaing: Katha, Lower Chindwin, Sagaing, Shwebo, Upper Chindwin
12. Shan: Eastern, Northern, Southern
13. Tanintharyi: Amherst, Mergui, Tavoy, Thaton, Toungoo
14. Yangon: Yangon

Other names of subdivisions:

1. Bago: Pegu (variant)
2. Bawlakhe: Bawlake (variant)
3. Bhamo: Banmo, Hsinkai (variant)
4. Buthidaung: Buthedaung (variant)
5. Dawei: Htawei, Tavoi, Tavoy (variant)
6. Falam: Hpalam, Palam (variant)
7. Hinthada: Henzada (variant)
8. Hkamti: Kanti, Singkaling Hkamti, Singkawng, Zingkaling Hkamti (variant)
9. Hpa-an: Pa-an (variant)
10. Kalemyo: Kale Myo (variant)
11. Kawkareik: Kawkareit, Kawkayeik (variant)
12. Kawthoung: Kau Saung, Kawsung, Kawthaung, Pulodua, Victoria Point (variant)
13. Kengtung: Kengtong, Kentung, Kyaingdon (variant)
14. Kunlong: Kunlon, Kunlong Ferry (variant)
15. Kyaunkpyu: Kyaukpyu (variant)
16. Lashio: Lasho (variant)
17. Loikaw: Loi-kaw, Luykau (variant)
18. Loilen: Loi-lem, Loi-leng (variant)
19. Magway: Magwe (variant)
20. Magwe Minbu: Minbu (variant)
21. Maubin: Manbin, Ma-oo-beng, Ma-ubin (variant)
22. Mawlamyine: Mawlamyaing, Moulmein (variant)
23. Mong Hsat: Maingsat, Muang Sat (variant)
24. Mong-Hpayak: Maingbyat (variant)
25. Myaungmya: Myoungmya (variant)
26. Myeik: Mergui (variant)
27. Myingyan: Myingan, Myingyin (variant)
28. Nyaung-u: Nyaungoo, Nyaungu, Nyoungoo (variant)
29. Pakokku: Pagukku, Pakkoku (variant)
30. Pathein: Bassein (variant)
31. Putao: Pudao, Kamde, Fort Hertz, Hkamti, Hkamti Patau (variant)
32. Pyapon: Pyapun (variant)
33. Pyay: Prome, Pye (variant)
34. Pyin-Oo-Lwin: Maymyo, Meimyu, Pyin U Lwin (variant)
35. Sagaing: Sugaing, Sitkaing (variant)
36. Sittwe: Sittway, Akyab (variant)
37. Tachileik: Tachilek, Tha Chi Lek, Tha Chaleak (variant)
38. Tamu: Tammu, Tama, Tana (variant)
39. Taunggyi: Taunggye (variant)
40. Taungoo: Taungngu, Toungoo (variant)
41. Thandwe: Sandoway, Arakan, Thandway (variant)
42. Thaton: Tha-tun, Thadon (variant)
43. Thayarwady: Thayawaddy, Tharrawaddy, Tharyarwady (variant)
44. Thayetmyo: Thayet, Thyatmyo, Thayetmo (variant)
45. Yamethin: Yamethinn (variant)