Daik-U Township

Daik-U Township
Township
Location in Bago district
Country	Myanmar
Region	Bago Region
District	Nyaunglebin District
Capital	Daik-U
Population  (2014) [1]	202,530
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Daik-U Township is a township in Nyaunglebin District in the Bago Region of Myanmar. ^[2] The principal town is Daik-U.

History

Prior to the Second Anglo-Burmese War, the area around Daik-U was composed of small villages. ^[3] 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. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1973	124,474	—
1983	153,210	+23.1%
2014	202,530	+32.2%
Source: , [4] [5]

The 2014 Myanmar census reported that Daik-U Township had a population of 202,530. ^[6] The population density was 157.3 people per km². ^[6] The census reported that the median age was 25.9 years, and a sex ratio of 91 males per 100 females. ^[6] There were 45,753 households; the mean household size was 4.3. ^[6]

Landmarks

• Phayagyi, Waso Ward ^[3]
• Shin Mothti Pagoda, Waso Ward ^[3]
• Maha Wizitarama Monastery, Thandada Ward ^[3]
• Seinpan Monastery, Waso Ward ^[3]
• Kandaw Mingala Monastery, Thandada Ward ^[3]
• Myo-u Monastery, Waso Ward ^[3]
• Lawka Yanaung Pagoda, Shweindon Village-tract ^[3]
• 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 ^[7]

• Moe Moe (Inya), Famous female writer

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_Moe_(Inya)

References

1. Bago Region. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 3-G. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 16.
2. "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived December 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
3. "ဒိုက်ဦးမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" (PDF). General Administration Department (in Burmese). 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
4. Pegu Division 1983 Population Census (PDF). Rangoon: Immigration and Manpower Department. 1987.
5. ၁၉၇၃ ခုနှစ်၊ လူဦးရေသန်းခေါင်စာရင်း (ဧရာဝတီတိုင်း) (PDF) (in Burmese). ပြည်ထဲရေးနှင့်သာသနာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန.
6. "Daik U Township Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. October 2017.
7. Htwe, Nyein Ei Ei (28 September 2009). "Former 'Miss Burma' winner passes away". The Myanmar Times . Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2017.