Daik-U Township

Daik-U Township is a township in Bago District in the Bago Region of Burma.[2] The principal town is Daik-U.

Daik-U Township
Township
Country Burma
RegionBago Region
DistrictBago District
CapitalDaik-U
Population202,530
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

History

Prior to the Second Anglo-Burmese War, the area around Daik U was composed of small villages.[3] After the British built a railway between Rangoon (now Yangon) and Pyuntaza in 1878, with a railway station at Daik U, a bustling village emerged, accelerated by the construction of a highway between Rangoon and Mandalay in 1923.[3]

Demographics

2014
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1973 124,474—    
1983 153,210+23.1%
2014 202,530+32.2%
Source: ,[4][5]

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Daik-U Township had a population of 202,530.[6] The population density was 157.3 people per km².[6] The census reported that the median age was 25.9 years, and a sex ratio of 91 males per 100 females.[6] There were 45,753 households; the mean household size was 4.3.[6]

Attractions
  • Phayagyi, Waso Ward[3]
  • Shin Mothti Pagoda, Waso Ward[3]
  • Maha Wizitarama Monastery, Thandada Ward[3]
  • Seinpan Monastery, Waso Ward[3]
  • Kandaw Mingala Monastery, Thandada Ward[3]
  • Myo-u Monastery, Waso Ward[3]
  • Lawka Yanaung Pagoda, Shweindon Village-tract[3]
  • Clear of Conceit all around Pagoda, Taung Galay Village near Mile 74 (Yangon-Mandalay Exp.)

Notable residents

References
  1. Bago Region. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. 3-G. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 16.
  2. "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived December 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  3. "ဒိုက်ဦးမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" (PDF). General Administration Department (in Burmese). 2017.
  4. Pegu Division 1983 Population Census (PDF). Rangoon: Immigration and Manpower Department. 1987.
  5. ၁၉၇၃ ခုနှစ်၊ လူဦးရေသန်းခေါင်စာရင်း (ဧရာဝတီတိုင်း) (PDF) (in Burmese). ပြည်ထဲရေးနှင့်သာသနာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန.
  6. "Daik U Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.
  7. Htwe, Nyein Ei Ei (28 September 2009). "Former 'Miss Burma' winner passes away". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

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