It consists of 39 wards, 235 village groups and 1642 villages organized into four townships - Maubin, Pantanaw, Nyaungdon and Danuphyu.
The district lies on a flat plain, cut by many streams, which is 1,362 feet above sea level.
The majority of the population are Burmese and Kayin nationals.
The grave of Commander in Chief Maharbandoola is located in the district, as is Danuphyu Fort, which was famous in the first Anglo Myanmar war and afterwards destroyed by a flood.
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