Tatkon Township
Tatkon Township
တပ်ကုန်းမြို့နယ် Tatkone Township | |
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  Tatkon Township | |
| Coordinates: 20°7′N 96°13′E / 20.117°N 96.217°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division | Naypyidaw Union Territory |
| Capital | Tatkon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 695.9 sq mi (1,802.3 km2) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 217,093 |
| • Density | 312/sq mi (120.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Tatkon Township (Burmese: တပ်ကုန်းမြို့နယ်) is one of eight townships of Naypyidaw Union Territory, Burma.
History
[edit]The area comprising Lewe Township was previously called Nga-nwe-kon (ငနွဲ့ကုန်း), Nwekon (နွယ်ကုန်း), and Wa-nwe-kon-zu (ဝါးနွယ်ကုန်းစု), in reference to its establishment on a hillock.[1] Since 1788, it has been known as Lewe.
Demographics
[edit]2014
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 217,093 | — |
The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Tatkon Township had a population of 217,093.[2] The population density was 120.5 people per km².[2] The census reported that the median age was 28.1 years, and 92 males per 100 females.[2] There were 51,747 households; the mean household size was 4.1.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "တပ်ကုန်းမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" (PDF). General Administration Department. 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Tatkon Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.
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