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.
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.
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.