Zabuthiri Township

Coordinates: 19°44′46″N 96°05′55″E / 19.7460°N 96.0985°E / 19.7460; 96.0985
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Zabuthiri Township (Burmese: ဇမ္ဗူသီရိမြို့နယ်) is one of Naypyidaw Union Territory's eight townships, located south of Mandalay Region in Burma.

History[edit]

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

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

Demographics[edit]

2014[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2014 110,459—    

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.[3] The census reported that the median age was 29.3 years, and 87 males per 100 females.[3] There were 26,320 households; the mean household size was 3.5.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ဇမ္ဗူသီရိမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" (PDF). General Administration Department. 2017.
  2. ^ Buddhadatta, A. P. (1992-01-01). Concise Pali-English Dictionary. French & European Publications, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7859-7473-4.
  3. ^ a b c d "Zabuthiri Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.

19°44′46″N 96°05′55″E / 19.7460°N 96.0985°E / 19.7460; 96.0985