Pathein Township

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Pathein Township
Bassein West Township
Township
Location in Pathein district
Location in Pathein district
Pathein Township is located in Myanmar
Pathein Township
Pathein Township
Location in Pathein district
Coordinates: 16°46′N 94°43′E / 16.767°N 94.717°E / 16.767; 94.717Coordinates: 16°46′N 94°43′E / 16.767°N 94.717°E / 16.767; 94.717
Country Burma
DivisionAyeyawady Division
DistrictPathein District
CapitalPathein
Area
 • Total610.6 km2 (235.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
287,071
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

Pathein Township (formerly Bassein West Township) is a township of Pathein District in the Ayeyawady Division of Burma (Myanmar). The administrative seat is the town of Pathein.

Communities[]

Main article: List of villages in Pathein Township

In addition to the town of Pathein, on the Irrawaddy, and the town of Ngwesaung (Ngasaw), on the coast, the township has 236 villages which are organized into 60 village tracts.[1]

Demographics[]

2014[]

Historical Population
YearPop.±%
1973 —    
1983 —    
2014 287,071—    
Source: Ministry of Labor, Immigration, and Population data

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Pathein Township had a population of 287,071.[2] The population density was 470.2 people per km².[2] The census reported that the median age was 24.5 years, and 92 males per 100 females.[2] There were 66,036 households; the mean household size was 4.1.[2]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b "Pathein Township Profile"[permanent dead link] March 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  2. ^ a b c d "Pathein Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.

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