Dawei Township

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

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

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. "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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