Sagaing Township
Sagaing Township | |
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_river_and_Sagaing_Township_from_the_Yadanabon_Bridge.jpg) View of Sagaing Township (including Sagaing Hill) from the Yadanabon Bridge | |
 Location in Sagaing Region | |
| Coordinates: 21°52′N 95°58′E / 21.867°N 95.967°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Sagaing Region |
| District | Sagaing District |
| Capital | Sagaing |
| Area | |
• Total | 485.16 sq mi (1,256.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 300 ft (90 m) |
| Highest elevation | 1,372 ft (418 m) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 295,195 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Sagaing Township is a township in Sagaing District in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar. The township contains town towns- the principal town is Sagaing and Sataung comprising a total of 34 wards. The township additionally has 76 village tracts grouping together 177 villages[1] including tourist spot of Mingun.
Ye Kharr lake between Sagaing Hill and Min Wun Hill produces natural spirulina[2] as in Twintaung of Budalin Township and Twinma and Taung Pauk of Kani Township.[3] Mt. Shwe Myin Tin is the highest point in the township at 1,372 ft above sea level.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1973 | — | |
| 1983 | — | |
| 2014 | 307,194 | — |
| 2018 | 283,332 | −7.8% |
| 2019 | 285,050 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 293,481 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 295,195 | +0.6% |
| Source: Census and GAD data. | ||
The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Sagaing Township had a population of 307,194, with 26.5% of the population living in the urban wards of Sagaing The population density was 244.5 people per km2. The census reported that the median age was 30.1 years, and 88 males per 100 females. There were 65,143 households; the mean household size was 4.3.[4] In 2019, the township's population dropped to 285,050 people.[5] In 2023, the township increased to 295,195 people.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d General Administration Department (March 2023). Sagaing Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya စစ်ကိုင်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Sagaing Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Spirulina of Myanmar". www.myanmartravelinformation.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "June Industry Ltd". www.juneindustry.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Sagaing Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Sagaing Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya စစ်ကိုင်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Sagaing Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Maplandia World Gazetteer - map showing the township boundary
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