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Municipalities that have burned most often in Myanmar

Municipalities of Myanmar with at least one fire larger than 2,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016: 186. With two or more: 162. Top of the list is Langkho, which has burned 111 times in 11 years, with 469,455 hectares burned inside its boundaries.

By number of fires

  1. 1LangkhoShan111×11 years · 469,455 ha
  2. 2PaletwaChin94×11 years · 803,170 ha
  3. 3MongtonShan90×11 years · 371,875 ha
  4. 4MongpingShan89×10 years · 491,340 ha
  5. 5LawksawkShan72×10 years · 232,019 ha
  6. 6HakhaChin71×11 years · 215,001 ha
  7. 7MonghsatShan70×11 years · 220,039 ha
  8. 8MeseKayah64×11 years · 317,979 ha
  9. 9BawlakeKayah63×11 years · 329,832 ha
  10. 10HsipawShan62×11 years · 189,532 ha
  11. 11ShadawKayah60×11 years · 286,638 ha
  12. 12HpapunKayin57×11 years · 192,935 ha
  13. 13KyainseikgyiKayin55×10 years · 206,908 ha
  14. 14MongpanShan54×10 years · 139,745 ha
  15. 15SawMagway53×11 years · 126,712 ha
  16. 16LoikawKayah53×11 years · 120,666 ha
  17. 17MatupiChin51×11 years · 106,392 ha
  18. 18KanpetletChin49×11 years · 321,531 ha
  19. 19MyawaddyKayin44×10 years · 258,077 ha
  20. 20PinlaungShan43×11 years · 93,829 ha

By hectares burned

  1. 1PaletwaChin803,170 ha94× · 99 %
  2. 2MongpingShan491,340 ha89× · 81 %
  3. 3LangkhoShan469,455 ha111× · 90 %
  4. 4MongtonShan371,875 ha90× · 72 %
  5. 5BawlakeKayah329,832 ha63× · 1.7×
  6. 6KanpetletChin321,531 ha49× · 1.3×
  7. 7MeseKayah317,979 ha64× · 1.7×
  8. 8ShadawKayah286,638 ha60× · 1.3×
  9. 9MyawaddyKayin258,077 ha44× · 82 %
  10. 10LawksawkShan232,019 ha72× · 45 %
  11. 11MonghsatShan220,039 ha70× · 47 %
  12. 12HakhaChin215,001 ha71× · 50 %
  13. 13KyainseikgyiKayin206,908 ha55× · 29 %
  14. 14HpapunKayin192,935 ha57× · 29 %
  15. 15HsipawShan189,532 ha62× · 36 %
  16. 16DaweiTanitharyi162,908 ha40× · 24 %
  17. 17MongpanShan139,745 ha54× · 51 %
  18. 18SidoktayaMagway127,945 ha42× · 45 %
  19. 19SawMagway126,712 ha53× · 71 %
  20. 20MindonMagway125,864 ha42× · 49 %

By share of the municipality (10 km² or more)

  1. 1MeseKayah1.7×317,979 ha · 1,820 km²
  2. 2BawlakeKayah1.7×329,832 ha · 1,959 km²
  3. 3ShadawKayah1.3×286,638 ha · 2,189 km²
  4. 4KanpetletChin1.3×321,531 ha · 2,506 km²
  5. 5PaletwaChin99 %803,170 ha · 8,117 km²
  6. 6LangkhoShan90 %469,455 ha · 5,216 km²
  7. 7MyawaddyKayin82 %258,077 ha · 3,158 km²
  8. 8MongpingShan81 %491,340 ha · 6,064 km²
  9. 9LoikawKayah78 %120,666 ha · 1,545 km²
  10. 10MongtonShan72 %371,875 ha · 5,199 km²
  11. 11SawMagway71 %126,712 ha · 1,785 km²
  12. 12TilinMagway68 %90,457 ha · 1,335 km²
  13. 13HprusoKayah67 %111,875 ha · 1,660 km²
  14. 14HpasawngKayah55 %79,359 ha · 1,436 km²
  15. 15TaunggyiShan54 %108,872 ha · 2,017 km²
  16. 16MongpanShan51 %139,745 ha · 2,718 km²
  17. 17HakhaChin50 %215,001 ha · 4,302 km²
  18. 18MindonMagway49 %125,864 ha · 2,561 km²
  19. 19MonghsatShan47 %220,039 ha · 4,642 km²
  20. 20NyaungshweShan47 %69,126 ha · 1,485 km²

How it is calculated

We count fires larger than 2,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016 that reached each municipality, even partly. Hectares are those burned inside the municipality and are added fire by fire, so land that burned twice counts twice; that is why the share, given only for municipalities of 10 km² or more, can exceed 100 % (it is then shown as a multiple). It describes what happened: it does not measure risk or say anything about causes.