Waw Township

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Waw Township
Waw tsp in Bago district.svg
Location in Bago district
Country Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma
Region Bago Region
District Bago District
Capital Waw
Population
 (2014) [1]
176,014
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Waw Township is a township in Bago District in the Bago Region of Burma. [2] The principal town is Waw.

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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" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)