Daik-U Township
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Daik-U Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Bago district | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Bago Region |
| District | Nyaunglebin District |
| Capital | Daik-U |
| Population | |
• Total | 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.
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
| 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]
Ethnic makeup
The Bamar make up the majority of the township's population, while the Karen form the largest minority group.[7]
