The principal town and administrative seat is Yesagyo.

The township is served by the Chaung-U to Pakokku railway.

Yesagyo is the easternmost township of Magway Region.

The Chindwin River and then the Irradwaddy form the eastern boundary of the township except for a small area on the eastern side of the Chindwin directly across from the town of Yesagyo,[2] which area was formerly an island in the Chindwin.

[3] Yesagyo Township is bounded by the following townships:[4] The wooden Pakhangyi Monastery on brick foundations was constructed by King Mindon in 1886 and restored in 1992.