Dekkhinathiri Township
Dekkhinathiri Township (Burmese: ဒက္ခိဏသီရိမြို့နယ်) is one of Naypyidaw Union Territory's eight townships, located south of Mandalay Region in Burma. The township is home to Maravijaya Buddha, the world's largest Buddha marble statue.
History[edit]
Dekkhinathiri Township was designated as one of the original townships constituting the new capital region of Naypyidaw on 26 March 2006 by the Ministry of Home Affairs (Myanmar) (MOHA), comprising 2 wards, 6 village tracts and 24 villages.[1] It was named Dekkhinathiri Township on 20 January 2011 by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Dekkhinathiri is derived from Pali dakkhiṇasiri, and literally means "splendor of the south."[2]
Demographics[edit]
2014[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 51,328 | — |
The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Dekkhinathiri Township had a population of 51,328.[3] The population density was 328.8 people per km2.[3] The census reported that the median age was 25.1 years, and 111 males per 100 females.[3] There were 6,997 households; the mean household size was 3.9.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "ဒက္ခိဏသီရိမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" (PDF). General Administration Department. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ Buddhadatta, A. P. (1992-01-01). Concise Pali-English Dictionary. French & European Publications, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7859-7473-4.
- ^ a b c d "Dekkhinathiri Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.
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