Thandwe Township
သံတွဲမြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Thandwe district
Location in Thandwe district
Coordinates: 18°28′0″N 94°23′00″E / 18.46667°N 94.38333°E / 18.46667; 94.38333
Country Burma
StateRakhine State
DistrictThandwe District
Elevation
5 m (18 ft)
Population
 (2014)
133,484[1]
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

Thandwe Township (Burmese: သံတွဲမြို့နယ်) is a township of Thandwe District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Thandwe.[2]

Location

NoTownship nameNorth latitudeEast longitudeElevation (ft)
1Thandwe Township18 28′ 00″18 27′ 50″94 23′ 00″94 22′ 45″18

Geo

Thandwe Township is situated the south of Rakhine State. From east to west, it is 28.33 miles wide and from south to north it is 48 miles wide. The area is 1360.16 square miles or 870,504 acres or 3522,8 square km. There are surrounded by hill and above sea level is 18 feet.

NoName of townshipTown area (square miles)Country area (square miles)Total area (square miles)
1Thandwe Township1.373 (1,805 acres)1,358.787 (868,699 acres)1,360.16 (870,504 acres)

Population

NoName of townshipMale (above 18)Female (above 18)Total (above 18)Male (under 18)Female (under 18)Total (under 18)Total malesTotal femalesTotal
1Thandwe3937843215825931564515104307495502358319113342

Family

NoName of townshipFamilies in townFamilies in villageTotal
1Thandwe24012307525476

House

NoNameHouses in townHouses in villageTotal
1Thandwe25982354426142

Organization

NoDistrictTownshipNo of TownNo of QuarterNo f village groupNo of village
1ThandweThandwe1763252

Race

In Thandwe township, there are 5 Chinese men and 12 Pakistan men, 6 kachin,3 kayah, 8 kayin, 3663 chin, 554 Burma, 40 mon, 100947 rakhine, 8 shan and other 299 people.

Religious

There are 100871 Buddhists, 8761 Muslims, 3705 Christians and 5 Hindus.

Political party

There are 5 parties.

References

  1. ↑ Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 60.
  2. ↑ http://www.themimu.info/docs/MIMU154v01_100816_Thandwe%20Ts-Rakhine%20State_A1.pdf%5B%5D Map of Thandwe Township


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