Thabaung Township
သာပေါင်းမြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
 Location in Pathein district | |
| Coordinates: 17°2′N 94°48′E / 17.033°N 94.800°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Pathein District |
| Capital | Thabaung |
| Area | |
| • Total | 776.95 sq mi (2,012.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 18.76 ft (5.72 m) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 159,575 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Thabaung Township is a township of Pathein District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar. The principal town is Thabaung.
Thabaung Township is located in west-central Ayeyarwady Region in the northern part of Pathein District. To the south, the township borders Pathein Township and Kangyidaunt Township with the district. To the townships's east it borders Yegyi Township and Kyaunggon Township in Kyonpyaw Township. In its northwest, it borders Gwa Township in Rakhine State. The Bay of Bengal forms the Township's western shore.
The Township includes Shwethaungyan Subtownship, a unofficial division spanning the border with Pathein Township along the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The population in the area of Thabaung Township outside of the subtownship was 154,400 in 2014.[2] The subtownship is used by the Townships for statistical and administrative ease. The township as a whole is divided into 3 urban wards, 67 village tracts and 394 villages.
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Thabaung Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya သာပေါင်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Thabaung Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ Department of Population (May 2017). Thabaung Myone Asiyinkansar သာပေါင်းမြို့နယ် အစီရင်ခံစာ [Thabaung Township Report] (PDF). Open Development Myanmar (Report).