Zabuthiri Township

Zabuthiri Township (Burmese: ဇမ္ဗူသီရိမြို့နယ်) is one of Naypyidaw Union Territory's eight townships, located south of Mandalay Region in Burma.

History

Zabuthiri Township was formed from part of Mandalay Division's Lewe and Pyinmana Townships.[1]

Zabuthiri is derived from Pali jambūsiri, and literally means "splendor of the rose apple."[2]

Demographics

2014
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2014 110,459—    

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Zabuthiri Township had a population of 110,459.[3] The population density was 1,659.4 people per km².[3] The census reported that the median age was 29.3 years, and 87 males per 100 females.[3] There were 26,320 households; the mean household size was 3.5.[3]

References
  1. "ဇမ္ဗူသီရိမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" (PDF). General Administration Department. 2017.
  2. Buddhadatta, A. P. (1992-01-01). Concise Pali-English Dictionary. French & European Publications, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7859-7473-4.
  3. "Zabuthiri Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.

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