The principal town and administrative seat is Palaw.

Palaw Township is divided into twenty-seven tracts.

[citation needed] The township's three townscomprise a total of 13 urban wards.

[1] Among the villages in Palaw Township are:[3] Banka, Bodaungseik, Kade, Kataungni, Mintein, Palawgong (Palawgon), Pidat, Tonbu, Wachaung, and Zadiwin.

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