Daik-U Township is a township in

Bago District Bago District ( my, ပဲခူးခရိုင်) is a district of the Bago Region in central Burma (Myanmar). The region's capital, Bago, is located in the district. Bago District is bordered by Mon State to the southeast, Kayin State to the ...

in the Bago Region of

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Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) The principal town is Daik-U.

History

Prior to the

Second Anglo-Burmese War The Second Anglo-Burmese War or the Second Burma War ( my, ဒုတိယ အင်္ဂလိပ် မြန်မာ စစ် ; 5 April 185220 January 1853) was the second of the three wars fought between the Burmese Empire and British Em ...

, the area around Daik U was composed of small villages. 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.

Demographics

2014

The

2014 Myanmar Census Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 * one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014 Music * 14th (band), a British electronic music duo * ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013 *''14'', an unre ...

reported that Daik-U Township had a population of 202,530. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

was 157.3 people per km². The census reported that the median age was 25.9 years, and a

sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species d ...

of 91 males per 100 females. There were 45,753 households; the mean household size was 4.3.

Attractions

* Phayagyi, Waso Ward * Shin Mothti Pagoda, Waso Ward * Maha Wizitarama Monastery, Thandada Ward * Seinpan Monastery, Waso Ward * Kandaw Mingala Monastery, Thandada Ward * Myo-u Monastery, Waso Ward * Lawka Yanaung Pagoda, Shweindon Village-tract * 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 * Moe Moe (Inya), Famous female writer https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_Moe_(Inya)

References

{{coord missing, Myanmar Townships of the Bago Region Bago District