Daik-U Township is a township in Nyaunglebin District in the Bago Region of Myanmar.[2] The principal town is Daik-U.
History
Prior to the Second Anglo-Burmese War, the area around Daik-U was composed of small villages.[3] After the British built a railway between Rangoon (now Yangon) and Pyuntaza in 1878, with a railway station at Daik-U, a bustling village emerged, accelerated by the construction of a highway between Rangoon and Mandalay in 1923.[3]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 124,474 | — |
| 1983 | 153,210 | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 202,530 | +32.2% |
| Source: ,[4][5] | ||
The 2014 Myanmar census reported that Daik-U Township had a population of 202,530.[6] The population density was 157.3 people per km2.[6] The census reported that the median age was 25.9 years, and a sex ratio of 91 males per 100 females.[6] There were 45,753 households; the mean household size was 4.3.[6]
Landmarks
- Phayagyi, Waso Ward[3]
- Shin Mothti Pagoda, Waso Ward[3]
- Maha Wizitarama Monastery, Thandada Ward[3]
- Seinpan Monastery, Waso Ward[3]
- Kandaw Mingala Monastery, Thandada Ward[3]
- Myo-u Monastery, Waso Ward[3]
- Lawka Yanaung Pagoda, Shweindon Village-tract[3]
- Clear of Conceit all around Pagoda, Taung Galay Village near Mile 74 (Yangon-Mandalay Exp.)
Notable residents
- Khin Myint Myint, Miss Burma 1961 winner and businesswoman[7]
- Moe Moe (Inya), Famous female writer
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_Moe_(Inya)
References
- ^ Bago Region. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 3-G. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 16.
- ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived December 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "ဒိုက်ဦးမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" (PDF). General Administration Department (in Burmese). 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- ^ Pegu Division 1983 Population Census (PDF). Rangoon: Immigration and Manpower Department. 1987.
- ^ ၁၉၇၃ ခုနှစ်၊ လူဦးရေသန်းခေါင်စာရင်း (ဧရာဝတီတိုင်း) (PDF) (in Burmese). ပြည်ထဲရေးနှင့်သာသနာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန.
- ^ a b c d "Daik U Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.
- ^ Htwe, Nyein Ei Ei (28 September 2009). "Former 'Miss Burma' winner passes away". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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