Tatkon Township Explained

Official Name:Tatkon Township
Other Name:Tatkone Township
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:Burma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Name1:Naypyidaw Union Territory
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Tatkon
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:1,802.3
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:217,093
Population Density Km2:120.5
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6:30
Coordinates:20.1167°N 109°W

Tatkon Township (Burmese: တပ်ကုန်းမြို့နယ်) is one of eight townships of Naypyidaw Union Territory, Burma.

History

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

2014

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Tatkon Township had a population of 217,093.[2] The population density was 120.5 people per km². The census reported that the median age was 28.1 years, and 92 males per 100 females. There were 51,747 households; the mean household size was 4.1.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: တပ်ကုန်းမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ. 2017. General Administration Department.
  2. Web site: Tatkon Township Report. October 2017. 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census.