Zabuthiri Township Explained

Zabuthiri Township (my|ဇမ္ဗူသီရိမြို့နယ်) is one of Naypyidaw Union Territory's eight townships, located south of Mandalay Region in Burma.

History

Zabuthiri Township was formed from part of Mandalay Division's Lewe and Pyinmana Townships.^[1]

Zabuthiri is derived from Pali, and literally means "splendor of the rose apple."^[2]

Demographics

2014

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Zabuthiri Township had a population of 110,459.^[3] The population density was 1,659.4 people per km². The census reported that the median age was 29.3 years, and 87 males per 100 females. There were 26,320 households; the mean household size was 3.5.

References

19.746°N 96.0985°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: ဇမ္ဗူသီရိမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ. 2017. General Administration Department.
2. Book: Buddhadatta, A. P.. Concise Pali-English Dictionary. 1992-01-01. French & European Publications, Incorporated. 978-0-7859-7473-4. en.
3. Web site: Zabuthiri Township Report. October 2017. 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census.