Myaungmya Township

Myaungmya Township (Burmese: မြောင်းမြမြို့နယ် [mjáʊɰ̃mja̰ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township of Myaungmya District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar. The seat lies at Myaungmya.

Myaungmya Township

မြောင်းမြမြို့နယ်
Township
Coordinates: 16°35′N 94°54′E
Country Burma
DivisionAyeyarwady Region
DistrictMyaungmya District
Area
 • Total1,152.2 km2 (444.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
298,637
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

It has an area of 1,152.2 km². Among the population were about 12,800 Christians, mostly Karens. The district is a deltaic tract, bordering south on the sea and traversed by many tidal creeks. Rice cultivation and fishing occupy practically all the inhabitants of the district.

History

Myaungmya Township was originally the ancestral homeland of the Mon Nya, a subgroup of the Mon people.[1] It was referenced the Jambūdipa, a text dating to the reign of Kyansittha. The name "Myaungmya" originates from the Mon language name Mongmale (မံၚ်မၠ), lit. "where the Microcos paniculata are."

It was formed in 1893 out of a portion of Bassein district, and reconstituted until 1903.

Demographics

2014
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1973 220,351—    
1983 270,089+22.6%
2014 298,637+10.6%
Source: ,[2][3]

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Myaungmya Township had a population of 298,637.[4] The population density was 259.2 people per km².[4] The census reported that the median age was 26.7 years, and a sex ratio of 96 males per 100 females.[4] There were 66,172 households; the mean household size was 4.4.[4]

See also

References
  1. "မြောင်းမြမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" (PDF). General Administration Department. 2017.
  2. Irrawaddy Division 1983 Population Census (PDF). Rangoon: Immigration and Manpower Department. 1987.
  3. ၁၉၇၃ ခုနှစ်၊ လူဦးရေသန်းခေါင်စာရင်း (ဧရာဝတီတိုင်း) (PDF) (in Burmese). ပြည်ထဲရေးနှင့်သာသနာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန.
  4. "Myaungmya Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.


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