The Ayeyawady Division is made up of five districts namely Pathein. Hinthada, Myaungmya, Maubin and Phyapon.

The division has been constituted with 26 townships. wards and village-tracts. The area of the division is 13,567 sq. miles. The estimated population is over6.5 million. It is the most populous among stales and divisions. The average population density per sq mile is 466 persons. Pathein is the principal city of the division.

Forest and natural vegetation

There are evergreen forests on Rakhine Yomas. Deciduous forests can be found in the northern part of the division. Near the rivers and streams in upper part of the delta region, there grow forests. Mangrove forests grow along tidal rivers and creeks. In some places along the sea coast. sand-bank forests can be seen. As many places have been turned into agricultural land, there remain not much natural vegetations.

In Ayeyawady Division, there are 1.8 million acres of reserved forests and about five million acres of forests outside them. Wood such as Pyinkadoe, Taw. Thayet. Taung Thayet, Binga, Pyinma and Htaukkyant can be extracted from Rakhine Yoma forests. Mangrove forests produce hmyaw-wood used in construction and fishery works. Spring forests produce Anan and Yon wood to be used in building of houses and farm implements. Firewood and charcoal arc mostly produced from mangrove forests.

Sown acreage and crops produced

In Ayeyawady Division. over 3.6 million acres out of more than four million acres of agricultural lands, are paddy fields. The acreage of alluvial and garden lands is 0.2 million each. The total acreage of farmlands is over twenty-thousand and that of the hill-side cultivation is over five hundred. Farmlands can be seen in the northern part of the division. and hill-side cultivation is found on Rakhine Yomas. There is 0.6 million acres of double cropping. In dry season, double cropping is carried out by irrigation. There is altogether about thirty-three thousand acres of irrigated farmlands.

The principal crop of Ayeyawady Division is paddy. The division is called the biggest granary of Myanmar. In addition to paddy, other prominent crops are maize. sesame, groundnut, sunflower, beans and pulses and Jute. Other crops are chilli, onion and spices, tobacco, betel leaf, betel nut, coconut, banana, mango, nipa-palm, tapioca, vegetables, etc.

Other products

Interesting, historic and geographically significant places

Chaungtha Beach Resort and Hainggyi Island are significant. Inyegyi Lake is also popular for its beauty and pleasantness. Fresh-water and deep-sea fishery works arc being broadly carried out at the lake.

Culture and traditional festivals

 As the majority inhabitants of the division are Bamar nationals, Myanmar traditional and cultural festivals and pagoda festivals are usually held Pathein Mawtinsoon Pagoda Festival is prominent and popular. Moreover, Zalun Pyidawbyan pagoda festival is always crowded with devotees.

As the majority inhabitants of the division are Bamar nationals, Myanmar traditional and cultural festivals and pagoda festivals are usually held Pathein Mawtinsoon Pagoda Festival is prominent and popular. Moreover, Zalun Pyidawbyan pagoda festival is always crowded with devotees.

Radio/ TV retransmission and microwave stations

 The Kyaunggon retransmission station was opened on 12-2-85. In consequence people living in 12 townships in the division can be accessible to the television Another retransmission station was opened at Labutta on 16-7-97 Similarly Bogalay retransmission station was opened on 17-7-97 and people from Bogalay Pyapon and Mawlamyinegyun townships have TV at present.