Tatkon Township ( my, တပ်ကုန်းမြို့နယ်) is one of eight
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
s of
Naypyidaw Union Territory
The Naypyitaw Union Territory ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုနယ်မြေ နေပြည်တော်), also called Naypyitaw Council Territory () (Naypyitaw also spelled Nay Pyi Taw, Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Daw) is an administr ...
,
Burma
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.
History
The area comprising Lewe Township was previously called Nga-nwe-kon (ငနွဲ့ကုန်း), Nwekon (နွယ်ကုန်း), and Wa-nwe-kon-zu (ဝါးနွယ်ကုန်းစု), in reference to its establishment on a hillock.
Since 1788, it has been known as Lewe.
Demographics
2014
The
2014 Myanmar Census
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reported that Tatkon Township had a population of 217,093.
The
population density
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was 120.5 people per km².
The census reported that the median age was 28.1 years, and 92 males per 100 females.
There were 51,747 households; the mean household size was 4.1.
References
Naypyidaw
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