Pyapon Township
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Pyapon Township
ဖျာပုံမြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
 People fishing in Kyonkadun, Pyapon Township | |
 Location in Pyapon district | |
| Coordinates: 16°10′N 95°40′E / 16.167°N 95.667°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region | Ayeyawady Region |
| District | Pyapon District |
| Capital | Pyapon |
| Area | |
• Total | 587.33 sq mi (1,521.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 8.2 ft (2.5 m) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 309,065 |
| • Density | 526.223/sq mi (203.176/km2) |
| • Ethnicities | |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
Pyapon Township (Burmese: ဖျာပုံမြို့နယ်) is a township of Pyapon District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar. The principal town and administrative seat of the district is Pyapon. The southern portion of the township includes Ahmar Subtownship, an unofficial division used by the Township for statistical and administrative ease.[2]
Pyapon Township is located in south-central Ayeyarwady Region bordering the Andaman Sea to its south and west. Its northwestern boundary is concave and borders Bogale Township. To its northeast, it borders Kyaiklat Township and Dedaye Township all within Pyapon District. The township consists of two towns with a total of 23 wards between them as well as 52 village tracts and 212 villages.[1]
Pyapon Township is located on the furthest shores of the Irrawaddy Delta and is dominated by mangrove forests and farmlands. These forests contain Burmese grape trees, red mangroves, Indian magroves, sea holly mangroves, nipa palms, mangrove date palms and coastal bamboo plants. The township has 99,686 acres (403.41 km2) of protected lands. Inland Pyapon Township sees few settled forests, with non-agricultural lands are grassy areas used for grazing.[3] The Mangrove areas are being degraded due to overexploitation of resources and habitat destruction for agricultural or fish-pond land use.[4]
The township has several waterways, including the Pyapon River, Gonnyindan River and Bogale River among many smaller freshwater streams. sandbanks impede deep-ocean vessels from entering most waterways within the township. Pyapon Township is a hot and humid region with temperatures ranging, on average, between 18°C and 36°C. Between 2016 and 2019, the average year saw 121 days of rain with an average rainfall of 121.35 inches (308.22 cm) per year.[3]
Demographics
| Year | Pyapon Township | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 314,122 | — |
| 2018 | 302,246 | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 306,105 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 309,594 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 309,065 | −0.2% |
| Source: Ministry of Labor, Immigration, and Population[5] and General Administration Department data[3] | ||
Pyapon Township is relatively rural with 83.2% of the population in 2019 living outside of Pyapon and Ahmar. The predominant religion is Buddhism, practiced by 95.5% of the population with the second largest religious group being Christians at 3.8%.[3] The median age in the eastern portion of the town is 26.9 years with a mean household size of 4.4 persons.[5] In the western Ahmar subtownship, the median age is 22.3 years with a mean household size of 4.5 persons.[2]
