Pathein Township
Pathein Township
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Pathein Township (formerly Bassein West Township) is a
Pathein Township is located in west-central Ayeyarwady Region and in the central part of Pathein District. The Township includes Ngwesaung Subtownship and Shwethaungyan Subtownship, both unofficial divisions used by the Township for statistical and administrative ease. Shwethaungyan subtownship spans the border between Pathein Township and Thabaung Township to its north. To its east, it borders Kangyidaunt Township and to its south it borders Ngapudaw Township. The Bay of Bengal forms the Township's western shore.
Communities
The Township is divided into 1 city and 3 towns, 25 urban wards, 54 village tracts and 285 villages. It separately contains two subtownships.
Pathein is the main city of the Township and is located on the Pathein River and had a population of 172,923 in 2019.[1] The area of Pathein township outside of the two subtownships, sometimes called the "Town of Pathein" was 287,071 in 2014.[3]
The Town has two subtownships. The town of Ngwesaung lies within Ngwesaung Subtownship on the coast, is divided into 4 wards. Within Shwethaungyan Subtownship, there are two towns- Shwethaungyan and Chaungtha each divided into 3 wards.[4] Ngwesaung and Chaungtha are both beach resorts serving mostly tourists from Yangon and Pathein.
Geography
Pathein Township is located in the Irrawaddy Delta, spans over the southern edges of the Arakan Mountains and includes a significant coastline with the Bay of Bengal. Most of the Townships is low-lying delta plains. Steep forested mountains characterize the western quarter of the township starting 12 miles west of the Pathein River. The Township has 8 islands, mostly in the vicinity of Ngwesaung and Chaungtha beaches.
The
The western part of the township is largely undeveloped and is home to a diverse variety of flora and fauna. The 39 primary tree species identified by the township include trees include hardwoods like
Economy
As the administrative capital of the Region, Pathein Township enjoys both political and economic prominence with strong infrastructure for trade on land and water. However, the primary industry of the township is
The primary produce of Pathein's industrial sector is
Demographics
Year | Pathein Township | ±% |
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1973 | — | |
1983 | — | |
2014 | 287,071 | — |
2018 | 339,015 | +18.1% |
2019 | 339,212 | +0.1% |
Source: Ministry of Labor, Immigration, and Population data,[3] General Administration Department |
Pathein Township has two distinct characteristic demography with an urban and suburban deltaic east and a much more rural mountainous west. 51% of the overall Township lives within a city or town, with 58% of the population in the East living in the City of Pathein.[3] The most common religion is Buddhism at 86.9% with Christianity second at 10.8%. There are 76,575 households; the mean household size was 4.4 people. The median age was 24.5 years, and 93 males per 100 females.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Pathein Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ပုသိမ်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Pathein Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ Parrot-Sheffer, Chelsey. "Pathein". Britannica. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ a b c "Pathein Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.
- ^ "Pathein Township Profile"[permanent dead link] March 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- ^ "Pathein (Bassein)". Journeysmyanmar.com. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
External links
- "Bassein West Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer