Dawei Township
Township
Location in Dawei district
Location in Dawei district
Dawei Township is located in Myanmar
Dawei Township
Dawei Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 14°05′N 98°12′E / 14.083°N 98.200°E / 14.083; 98.200
Country Burma
RegionTaninthayi Region
DistrictDawei District
CapitalDawei
Area
 • Total6,829 km2 (2,637 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
146,964
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Dawei Township (Burmese: ထားဝယ်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Dawei District in the Taninthayi Division of Myanmar. The principal town is Dawei.

Demographics

2014

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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

  • 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

  1. ↑ Tenassarim Division 1983 Population Census (PDF). Rangoon: Immigration and Manpower Department. 1987.
  2. ↑ ၁၉၇၃ ခုနှစ်၊ လူဦးရေသန်းခေါင်စာရင်း (တနင်္သာရီတိုင်း) (PDF) (in Burmese). ပြည်ထဲရေးနှင့်သာသနာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Dawei Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.
  4. ↑ "ထားဝယ်မြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" (PDF). General Administration Department (in Burmese). 2017.


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