Sagaing Township is a township in
Sagaing District
Sagaing District is the southernmost administrative district in Sagaing Region, northern Myanmar.Sagaing Division
Sagaing Region (, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east. It is border ...
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 ...
. The township contains town towns- the principal town is
Sagaing
Sagaing (, ) is a town in the Sagaing Region of Myanmar. It is located on the Irrawaddy River, to the south-west of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river. Sagaing, with its numerous Buddhist monasteries, is an important religious and ...
and
Sataung comprising a total of 34 wards. The township additionally has 76
village tracts
A village tract (; also spelt village-tract), also called overvillage, is a fourth-level administrative subdivision of Myanmar's rural townships. As of August 2015, there are 13,602 village tracts in Myanmar, consisting of 70,838 villages. The eq ...
grouping together 177 villages
including tourist spot of
Mingun
Mingun ( ) is a village tract in Sagaing Township of Sagaing Region, north-west Myanmar, located 11 km up the Ayeyarwady River on the west bank from Mandalay. Its main attraction is the ruined Mingun Pahtodawgyi.
Mingun Pahtodawgyi
The Min ...
.
Ye Kharr lake between Sagaing Hill and Min Wun Hill produces natural
spirulina as in Twintaung of
Budalin Township
Budalin Township is a township in Monywa District in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar. and Twinma and Taung Pauk of
Kani Township
Kani Township () is a township in Yinmabin District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. .
Mt. Shwe Myin Tin is the highest point in the township at 1,372 ft above sea level.
Demographics
The
2014 Myanmar Census reported that Sagaing Township had a population of 307,194, with 26.5% of the population living in the urban wards of
Sagaing
Sagaing (, ) is a town in the Sagaing Region of Myanmar. It is located on the Irrawaddy River, to the south-west of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river. Sagaing, with its numerous Buddhist monasteries, is an important religious and ...
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 244.5 people per km
2. The census reported that the median age was 30.1 years, and 88 males per 100 females. There were 65,143 households; the mean household size was 4.3.
In 2019, the township's population dropped to 285,050 people.
In 2023, the township increased to 295,195 people.
See also
*
Sadaung
References
External links
Maplandia World Gazetteer- map showing the township boundary
Townships of Sagaing Region
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