Dawei Township (Burmese: ထားဝယ်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Dawei District in the Taninthayi Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Dawei.
Dawei Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Dawei district | |
  Dawei Township Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 14°05′N 98°12′E / 14.083°N 98.200°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| Region | Taninthayi Region |
| District | Dawei District |
| Capital | Dawei |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,829 km2 (2,637 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 146,964 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Demographics edit
2014 edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 66,041 | — |
| 1983 | 119,612 | +81.1% |
| 2014 | 125,605 | +5.0% |
| Source: ,[1][2] | ||
The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Dawei Township had a population of 125,605.[3] The population density was 29.4 people per km2.[3] The census reported that the median age was 28.5 years, and a sex ratio of 92 males per 100 females.[3] There were 45,753 households; the mean household size was 4.6.[3]
Attractions edit
- Shwedaungza Pagoda, Peinnetaw Ward[4]
- Shin Mokhti Buddha, Shin Mokhti Village
- Shinbinkayu Pagoda, Kanyon Ward
- Shin-u-aw Pagoda, Peinnetaw Ward
- Shindatwe Pagoda, Maungmeshaung Village
- Shwethalyaung Buddha, Kanaingda Village
References edit
- ^ Tenassarim Division 1983 Population Census (PDF). Rangoon: Immigration and Manpower Department. 1987.
- ^ ၁၉၇၃ ခုနှစ်၊ လူဦးရေသန်းခေါင်စာရင်း (တနင်္သာရီတိုင်း) (PDF) (in Burmese). ပြည်ထဲရေးနှင့်သာသနာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန.
- ^ a b c d "Dawei Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.
- ^ "ထားဝယ်မြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" (PDF). General Administration Department (in Burmese). 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
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