SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C.  20549
                                   Form N-8A

                         NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
                     FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a) OF THE
                        INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

     The undersigned investment company hereby notifies the Securities and
Exchange Commission that it registers under and pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and in connection with such
notification of registration submits the following information:

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Name: PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II

Address of Principal Business Office:
     c/o PIMCO Funds Advisors LLC
     1345 Avenue of the Americas
     New York, New York 10105

Telephone Number: (212) 739-3502

Name and address of agent for service of process:
     Stephen J. Treadway
     c/o PIMCO Funds Distributors LLC
     2187 Atlantic Street
     Stamford, Connecticut 06902

Check Appropriate Box:

     Registrant is filing a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 8(b) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 concurrently with the filing of Form N-8A:

     Yes [X]                 No [_]

                                  SIGNATURES

     A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of PIMCO Municipal Income
Fund II is on file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on
behalf of the Trust by an officer or Trustee of the Trust in his or her capacity
as an officer or Trustee of the Trust and not individually and that the
obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the
Trustees, officers, or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the
assets and property of the Trust.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
Registrant has caused this Notification of Registration to be duly signed on its
behalf in the City of New York and the State of New York on the 15th day of
April, 2002.

                                           PIMCO MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II

Attest:  /s/ Brian S. Shlissel             By: /s/ Stephen J. Treadway
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         Name:  Brian S. Shlissel              Name:  Stephen J. Treadway
         Title: Treasurer and Principal        Title: President and Sole Trustee
                Financial and Accounting
                Officer