Bago Township
Bago Township
ပဲခူးမြို့နယ် | |
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Bago Township or Pegu Township is a township in
Bago is the capital of Bago Region and has been the capital of various Mon and Burmese kingdoms and empires throughout its history. It remains important to the cultural heritage of the Mon people,[3] even though they are now a small minority of the Township's many residents.
Geography
Bago Township lies on the eastern foothills of the
The Bago River runs through the middle of the township from northwest to southwest bending around the Bago Yoma towards the Yangon River. The Township is bounded on its west by the Lagunpyin Stream which, like other streams in the township, flow into the Bago River. There are 2 major dams within the township on the Bago and Sittaung Rivers, mostly for flood protection and freshwater supply.[2]
Demographics
2014
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1973 | — | |
1983 | — | |
2014 | 491,434 | — |
2018 | 437,222 | −11.0% |
2019 | 439,622 | +0.5% |
[4][2] Source: Ministry of Labor, Immigration, and Population and General Administration Department data |
The
2019
As of 2019, 88.73% of the Township is
Economy
Bago Township has a diverse economy with many service sector jobs and a significant agricultural sector. The major roads and waterways passing through Bago make trade, transport and communication abundant in the township. The primary export of the town is milled and unmilled rice, mostly to Yangon Region.
Rice is primarily harvested during the
Bago city has an industrial zone with several factories, mostly in textiles and shoe-making. Smaller factories and worshops within the city also create food products, plastics, electric meters, motors, wood products, tea and
References
- ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- ^ a b c d e Myanmar Information Management Unit (December 19, 2019). Bago Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ပဲခူမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Bago Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ISBN 9780824874414.
- ^ Bago Region. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 3-G. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 16.
- ^ a b "Bago Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.