Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)

MIMU Pcode is similar to a zip code or postal code, and is a part of a data management system providing unique reference codes to around 67,000 locations across Myanmar. The MIMU maintains the P-codes for Myanmar based on information collected from a variety of sources, including the Government gazette and humanitarian and development organizations. Without a system for organizing such data it is almost impossible for data from more than one source to be combined.

Dataset of approximate location of >100 industrial zones, Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and other economic development areas in Myanmar. Based on publicly available reference data and google satellite by CDE Myanmar and MIMU. Location data is non-authoritative and based on publicly available reference data and local knowledge. Masterdata in excel and location shapefiles (point and polygon). ArcGIS tool to combine, filter and export a cleaned product for public sharing. Known issues: - area/polygon data only available for approx. 50% of industrial/economic zones. - location is non-authoritative as based on scan maps, google imagery and other reference data and maps and local knowledge. - some zones might be sub-zones or parts of a larger zone. - year of establishment and "official notified" area information only available for some zones (based on AungMinKudo2012_IZMyanmar.pdf) - Pyay Industrial Zone and Pathein Industrial SME Zone (listed in FMR 2019 report) not included in dataset as no location data available for those 2 IZs Spatial dataset created based on reference maps of various scales matching with Google Satellite. ~ 1:25.000

Village locations (points) in Ayeyarwady Region, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages the Government of Myanmar to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

A compilation of time-series data from a variety of sources reported at the national, state, and township level. Additional information about the sources is available in the file.

Village locations (points) in Bago Region, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Village locations (points) in Chin State, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Village locations (points) in Kachin State, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Village locations (points) in Kayah State, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Village locations (points) in Kayin State, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Village locations (points) in Mandalay Region, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Village locations (points) in Magway Region, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Village locations (points) in Mon State, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Village locations (points) in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Village locations (points) in Rakhine State, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Village locations (points) in Sagaing Region, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6. Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Village locations (points) in Shan State, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Village locations (points) in Tanintharyi Region, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Village locations (points) in Yangon Region, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.6 . Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments. The United Nations encourages authorities to review place names which include terms that may be viewed or perceived as derogatory.

Non-authoritative dataset of >300 sluice gates (with geographic coordiates for 274 sluice gates) in Myanmar. A sluice gate is a water control structure used to regulate the flow of water in rivers, canals, and irrigation systems. In agricultural settings, especially for large areas, sluice gates are vital for managing water levels, preventing flooding, and ensuring adequate irrigation. They are typically adjustable, allowing farmers to control water flow, direct it to fields, or block it to prevent water damage during storms or heavy rains. For Myanmar, esp. in the low lying delta areas installed, sluice gates are essential to protect farmland from flooding. Dataset produced by CDE Myanmar based on publicly available reference date (esp. GAD Township profiles 2019 and IWUMD website), enhanced with local knowledge and determining geographic coordinates using mostly large scale satellite/google satellite. Attribute data available for most sluice dates include - the river/stream name the sluice gate provides protection from - the size of the gate - the construction material - the construcction period (year of start & completion) - the size of the protected area - Township name Creation methodology: - create excel masterlist from GAD and IWUMD, incl. attributes and assign unique code. - based on the reference data location maps and textual location information, identification of sluice gate cooridinates on Google/Bing imagery. - addition of sluice gate data based on local knowledge - cleanup of data, standardization of attributes and correcting typos Known issues: - dataset may be out of date (GAD township profiles from 2019, IWUMD data from 2023) - for 65 (out of 339 known sluice gates) no geographic coordinates could be determined - for 42 sluice gates, the geographic coordinates are "best-guess", meaning that there is a possibility that the reference data from GAD/IWUMD and the sluice gate identified in google/bing imagery may not indicate the same sluice gate - reference data from GAD and IWUMD may be incomplete, thus leading to missing sluice gates in this dataset - for some sluice gates, attribute data is missing or incomplete - some sluice gates may be non-functional or destroyed Spatial dataset created based on 1:5.000 - 1:2.000 scaled imagery.

Approximate centre point location dataset of public hospitals/hospital grounds in Myanmar as of 2020. Produced by CDE Myanmar based on publicly available reference lists and local knowledge and improving geographic coordinates using mostly large scale satellite/google satellite. Spatial dataset created based on 1:5.000 - 1:2.000 scaled imagery. Smaller facilities often only be village location or best guess hospital-like looking features near the original coordinate/settlement. Original dataset title: Public Hospitals in Myanmar as of 2020

Non-authoritative management zone polygon dataset of inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Myanmar (Bagan and Pyu Ancient Cities). Digitized in medium scale by CDE Myanmar based on georeferenced publicly available reference maps. Original dataset title: Non-authoritative zones of Myanmar inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Sites (2020)

Polygon dataset of all 15 properties considered to be cultural and/or natural heritage of outstanding universal value and submitted by Myanmar for inscription on the World Heritage List. Based on documents from https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists. Approximate geolocation added by CDE Myanmar based on publicly available reference data and local knowledge. Original dataset title: Myanmar tentative UNESCO World Heritage Sites (2020)

Point location dataset of larger bridges (>180ft) in Myanmar. Co-produced by CDE & MIMU based on tabular data in GAD 2019 township profiles and local knowledge using mostly large scale satellite imagery to identify geographic location. Dataset of >850 larger bridges (>180 ft length) listed in GADs 2019 township profiles and >270 additional bridges based on local knowledge. For over 980 of those, centerpoint geographic coordinates were identified and added to this dataset using mostly high resolution satellite imagery. Bridge data (bridges >180ft) extracted from all GAD 2019 township profiles to an excel master list. Identification of geographic coordinate based on bridge name & location description data, high res. Satellite information (and local knowledge) Adding of some smaller bridges from GAD 2019 township profiles and based on local knowledge. Master data in excel and bridge location shapefile. ArcGIS tool to combine, filter and export a cleaned product for public sharing. Known issues: - Wa state townships not included as no GAD township profiles 2019 covering those areas available. - For some bridges no location was found - Location data based on best-guess approach (descriptive info & imagery) - some bridges might not be fully functional or damaged in 2024 - many bridges (mostly for those not listed in the GAD township profiles) lack name information - some attribute data (length, year built etc.) is missing/has not been included in the excel master list for bridges listed in GAD township profiles for which no coordinates were identified

Polygons of National boundaries for Myanmar (Admin 0), based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.4 . Place Names from General Administration Department (GAD). Transliteration by MIMU. Coordinates by MIMU. Boundaries by MIMU. This dataset was mainly digitized at 1:250,000 scale.

Polygons of Myanmar State, Region and Union territory boundaries (Admin1) with Sub-regions, based on the latest MIMU Pcode version 9.4 and information provided by field offices and government departments. Place names from General Administration Department (GAD), are available in Myanmar Unicode. Transliteration in roman script by MIMU. This dataset was mainly digitized at 1:250,000 scale. Place names are in line with the general cartographic practice to reflect the names of such places as designated by the host governments.