Dawei Township

Dawei Township
Township
Location in Dawei district
Dawei Township Location in Burma
Coordinates: 14°05′N 98°12′E
Country	Burma
Region	Taninthayi Region
District	Dawei District
Capital	Dawei
Area
• Total	6,829 km^2 (2,637 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	146,964
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

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

2014 demographics

Historical population

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 km^2.[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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2018-11-01.