Zabuthiri Township

Zabuthiri Township
ဇမ္ဗူသီရိမြို့နယ်
Zabuthiri Township (red) in Pyinmana District
Coordinates: 19°44′46″N 96°05′55″E / 19.7460°N 96.0985°E / 19.7460; 96.0985
Country Myanmar
TerritoryNaypyidaw Union Territory
DistrictPyinmana District
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Zabuthiri Township (Burmese: 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 jambūsiri, and literally means "splendor of the rose apple."[2]

Demographics

2014

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]

Ethnic makeup

Ethnic composition of Zabuthiri Township
Ethnic group Percentage
Bamar
98.2%
Rakhine
0.5%
Kayin
0.4%
Shan
0.2%
Chin
0.2%
Mon
0.2%
Others
0.1%
Kachin
0.1%
Source: 2019 GAD township reports

The Bamar make up 98% of the township's population.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "ဇမ္ဗူသီရိမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" [Zabuthiri Township Regional Facts] (PDF). General Administration Department (in Burmese). 2019-09-30. p. 8.
  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.