Daik-U Township is a township in Nyaunglebin District in the Bago Region of

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

."Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"
Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) The principal town is

Daik-U Daik-U United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. () is a town in Daik-U Township, Bago District, Pegu region in Burma (Myanmar). References External links"Daik-U Map — Satellite Images of Daik-U"Maplandia Township capit ...

History

Prior to the Second Anglo-Burmese War, 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

The 2014 Myanmar census reported that Daik-U Township had a population of 202,530. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing 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 geog ...

was 157.3 people per km². The census reported that the median age was 25.9 years, and a sex ratio of 91 males per 100 females. There were 45,753 households; the mean household size was 4.3.

Ethnic makeup

The Bamar make up the majority of the township's population, while the Karen form the largest minority group.

Landmarks

* 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 Nyaunglebin District