Permitted Area for Foreigners & Tourists in Myanmar

A.  NAY PYI TAW COUNCIL: Permitted Area

B.  KACHIN STATE

1. Permitted Area:
(a) Bhamo Township; (b) Shwegu Township; (c ) Mogaung Township; (d) Mohnyin Township; (e) Myit-kyi-na Township.

2. Permitted Only in Downtown Areas:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (a)Putao Township; (b) Machanbaw Township; (c ) Mansi Township; (d) Momauk Township; (e )Waigmaw Township.

3. The Area which need to get the Prior Permission:
(a)Naung-mon Township ; (b) Kawng-lan-hpu Township; (c ) Sumprabum Township; (d)Hpakant Township; (e ) Tanai Township;                                                                                                                                                (f) Injangyang Township; (g) Chipwi Township; (h)Tsawlaw Township.

C.  KAYAH STATE

1. Permitted Area
(a) Loikaw Townshp; (b) Demoso Township: Dawkaladu; Taneelalae; Panpetrwanku; Panpetsaunglu; Panpetpemasaung; Panpetkateku; Panpetdawke
(c) Hpasaung Township: Hpasaung Uptown; Bawlahkea; Mese; Bordering-trade way with Thai; (d) Bawlahkea Township: Hpasaung Uptown; Bawlahkea; Mese; Bordering-trade way with Thai
(e) Mese Township: Hpasaung Uptown; Bawlahkea; Mese; Bordering-trade way with Thai

D.  KAYIN STATE

1. Permitted Area:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (a) Hpa-an Township; (b) Mya-wady Township; (c) Su-kali Sub-Township; (d) Wal-lae Sub-Township

2. Permitted Only in Downtown Areas:
(a) Kaw-ka-reik Township: Kyone-doe Sub-Township; (b) Hlaingbwe Township: Pai-kyone Sub-Township; Shan-ywa-thit Sub-Township
(c) Thandaunggyi Township: Leiktho Town; Bawgali Town

3. The Area which need to get the Prior Permission:
(a) Kyain Seikgyi Township: Phayathonsu Town; Kyeikdon Town; (b)Hpa-pun Township: Kamamaung Town

E.  CHIN STATE: Permitted Areas

F.   SAGAING REGION

1. Permitted Area:
(a) Sagaing Township; (b) Myinmu Township; (c) Myaung Township; (d) Monywa Township; (e) Chaugn-u Township; (f) Ayadaw Township; (g) Budalin Township; (h) Shewbo Township;
(i) Depeyin Township; (j) Ye-u Township; (k) Khin-u Township; (l) Taze Township;(m) Kyunhla Township; (n) Kanbalu Township; (o) Wetlet Township; (p) Katha Township;
(q) Indaw Township; (r) Htigyaing Township; (s) Pinlebu Township; (t) Banmauk Township; (u) Kawlin Township; (v) Wuntho Township; (w) Yinmabin Township; (x) Salingyi Township;
(y) Pale Township; (z) Kani Township; (aa) Kale Township; (ab) Kalewa Township; (ac) Min-gin Township; (ad) Mawlaik Township; (ae) Paungbyin Township; (af) Tamu Township;
(ag) Khante Township; (ah) Homalin Township (ai) Leshi Township (aj) Lahe Township.

2. Need to get Permission: Nanyun Township

G.  TANINTHARYI REGIO

1. Permitted Area
(a) Kawthaung Township: Khamaukgyi Sub-Township; (b) Dawei Township: Myitta Sub-Township; (c )Yebyu Township: Kaleinaung Sub-Township; (d) Launglon Township;
(e ) Thayetchaung Township; (f) Tanintharyi Township; (g) Palaw: Palauk Sub-Township; (b)Myeik Township

2. Permitted only in the Downtown Area
(a) Bokpyin Township: Pyigyimandaing Sub-Township; Karathuri Town; (b) Kyunsu Township

H.  BAGO REGION

1. Permitted Area:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (a) Bago Township; (b) Daik-U Township; (c) Nyaunglebin Township; (d) Kyauktaga Township; (e) Waw Township; (f) Thanatpin Township; (g) Kawa Township; (h) Taungoo Township; (i) Yedashe Tsp; (j) Oktwin Township; (j) Phyu Township; (k) Htantabin Township; (l) Kyaukkyi Township; (m) Pyay Township; Paukkaung Township; (o) Thaegon Township; (p) Paungde Township; (q) Shwedaung Township; (r )Padaung Township; (s) Tharrawaddy Township; (t) Letpadan Township; (u) Minhla Township; (v) Monyo Township;
(w) Okpho Township; (x) Gyobingauk Township; (y) Zigon Township; (z) Nattalin Township.

      2.  Permitted Only in the Downtown Area: Shwe Kyin Township

      3.  The Area which need to get the prior Permission: [Except Shwe Kyin Township, other areas need to get permission)

I.   MAGWAY REGION: Permitted Area

J.  MANDALAY REGION: Permitted Area

K.  MON STATE

1. Permitted Area

(a) Bilin Township: Kalatha Hill near Taunggyi Village; Kyaukpi Phaya and Kyaukdaga Pagoda near Melan Village; (b)Thahton Township: Myathabeik Pagoda in Nankhe Quarter;
(c) Thanbyuzayat Township: Wekali Natural Hot Spring , Panga Sarkween, Death Railway Museum, War Cemetry Museum, Kyaikkhami Yele Pagoda and Setse Beach
(d) Kyaikhto Township; (e ) Paung Township: Zinkyaik Town; Moattama Town; (f)Mawlamyine Township; (f ) Chaungzon Township; (g) Mudon Township: Kamawat Town

      2.  Permitted Only in the Downtown Area: (a) Ye Township
      3.  The Area which Need to get Prior Permission: (a) Kyaikmaraw Township

L.  RAKHINE STATE: Permitted Area

M.  YANGON REGION: Permitted Area

N.  SHAN STATE

1. Permitted Area
   (a) Taunggyi Township; (b) Kalaw Township; (c) Nyaungshwe Township; (d) Hopong Township; (e) His Hseng Township; (f ) Pinlaung Township; (g) Phekon Township; (h) Ywangan Township
   (i) Pindaya Township; (j) Muse Township; (k) Namhkam Township; (l) Kutkhaing Township; (m) Hopang Township [Panlong Town]
   (n) Kyaingtong Township; (o) Mong Khet Township; (p) Mong Yang Township; (q) Mong Ping Township; (r ) Tachileik Township; (s) Mong Hpayak Township;
   (t) Mong Yawng Township

     2. Permitted Only in the Downtown Area

(a) Yatsawk Township; (b) Loilen Township [Pinlon Town]; (c ) Namhsan Township [ Kholan Sub-Township]; (d) Kunhing Township [Ka-li Town];
(e )Lecha Township; (f) Linke Township; (g) Moenel Township; (h) Lashio Township; (i) Thein-ni Township; (j) Tangyan Township; (k) Konglong Township; (l) Mineyal Township
(m) Kyaukme Township; (n) Hsipaw Township; (o) Naungcho Township; (p) Namtu Township; (q) Nansang Township; (r ) Moemate Township; (s) Mabein Township; (t) Minesat Township
(u) Minetong Township; (v) Matmann Township

     3. The Area which Need to get Prior Permission

(a) Kyay-thee Township; (b) Mai-kai Township; (c ) Mai-shu Township; (d) Mai-pan Township; (e) Mauk-mae Township; (f) Manton Township; (g) Lauk-kaing Township
(h) Kone-kyan Township; (i) Mong-la Township (j) Nar-phan Township; (k) Pan-wine Township; (l) Pan-sann (Pan-khan) Township; (m) Mai-maw Township

O.  AYEYARWADDY REGION

       1.  Permitted Area

(a) Pathein Township; (b) Shwe-thaung-yan Town; (c ) Ngwesaung Township; (d) Kangyi daunk Township; (e )Thabaung Township; (f) Ngapudaw Township;
(g) Ngayokekaung Township [Hai-gyi-kyun Town]; (i) Kyonpyaw Township [Antaung Town]; (j) Yekyi Township [Ngathaingchaung Town; Ahthoke Town]
(k) Kyaunggon Township; (l) Hinthada Township; (m0 Zalun Township; (n) Lemyethna Township; (o) Myanaung Township; (p) Kyangin Township; (q) Ingapu Township [Htoogyi Town];
(r) Myaungmya Township; (s) Einme Township; (t) Wakema Township; (u) Kyonmanage Township; (v) Maubin Township; (w) Pantanaw Township; (x) Nyaungdon Township; (y) Danubyu Township;
(z) Phapon Township [Ahmar Town; Bogale Township] (aa) Kyaiklat Township; (ab) Dedaye Township; (ac) Labutta Township[Pyinsalu Town]; (ad) Mawlamyinegyun Township.

Additional Restricted Areas for foreigners and tourists in Myanmar

No	State/ Region	Restricted Area
1	Kachin State	Lweje, Dotphonyan, Sadone, Kanpeiktee, Panandin, Kamaing, Shinbwayyang, Panwar
2	Kayin State	Papun, Hlaing bwe, Shanywathit, Sukali, Wawlaymyaing, Thantaunggyi, Kya-In-Seik-Gyi, Kawkareik
3	Sagaing Region	Katha, Banmauk
4	Thaninthayi Region	Kawthaung(Khamaukgyi)
5	Bago Region	Htantabin, Kyaukkyi, Kyaukkyi Township (Mone)
6	Mandalay Region	Mogok, Tha-beik-kyin, Pyin-oo-lwin (Kyuntaing, Nyaungkone, Thabyae Chaung, Moegyoepyit, Pategone, Naungpain, Maetaw, Mogok)
7	Rakhine State	(Taungpyoletwe), Palet-wa, Sittwe (15 IDP Camps), Ya-the-daung (4 IDP Camps), Pauk-taw (4 IDP Camps), Kyauktaw (1 IDP Camp), Myebon (1 IDP Camp), Kuaukpyu (1 IDP Camp), Rambywel (1 IDP Camp) Bu-thi-daung, Maung- daw
8	Shan State (North)	Mong ngoc, Mong lon, Chin-shwe-haw. Hopang, Namtit, Panlon, Mawhteik, Muse, Namkhan, Kutkai, Mankan
9	Shan Stae (East)	Mong Khet, Mong Yang (Mong Pauk), Mong la, Mong Pyin(Tontar), Mong Hpauk, Mong Yawng(Mong Yu)
10	Shan State (South)	Hsi Hseng, Loilen (Mong Pon)

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