Zalun Township

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Township in Ayeyawady Division, Burma

Zalun Township ဇလွန်မြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Hinthada district
17°25′N 95°34′E / 17.417°N 95.567°E / 17.417; 95.567
Country	Burma
Division	Ayeyawady Division
District	Hinthada District
Capital	Zalun
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MST)

Zalun Township (Burmese: ဇလွန်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Hinthada District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar. The township consists of Zalun town, which has five wards,^[1] and 462 villages.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics as of 2014

The township had a population of 168,203. Literacy rates were claimed to be greater than 95%. The labor participation rate was around 68% for men and women. Most residents own their homes, typically constructed of bamboo, corrugated sheets, other wood and leaves. Cooking is typically with firewood powered cooking stoves. Most residents had access to improved water sources like bored wells. Most residents of the township are Buddhist, with small populations of Christians and Muslims.^[1]

Towns and villages

Amyet
Apyauk
Chaunggyi
Danube
Daunggyi
Gamonzu
Gonnyindan
Gwetkyi
Hna-eindan
Htonput
Ingade
Inswet
Kanugale
Kanugyi
Kanyinkwin
Kawt Kat
Kawt Sein
Kya-in
Kyaungzu
Kyongyaik
Kyonsha
Khin Pyae
Kyon-Zayit
Kywepaganchaung
Leikkonzu
Le-u
Manyeinzu
Mayokha
Maung Htaung
Mee Thway Gone
Methaung
Merry Land
Myitwa
Nandawgyun
Nankala
Nyaungbintha
Nyaungbinze
Nyein-e
Nyein-e-thida
Okshitkwin
Padonpeik
Pagwe
Paingkyon
Pai Saw Nan
Paletko
Phat Thaung
Shwedaungzu
Shwe Kyaung
Songon
Thadugyaung Taung
Thayettaw
Thegon
Thetkekyun
Tontabon
Yebawthaung
Yele
Yone Daw
Zalun
Zawgyi
Zinyawkyun

External links

"Zalun Township" map, 2008, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)

References

^ ^a ^b "The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Ayeyawady Region, Hinthada District - Zalun Township Report" (PDF). Department of Population - Mistry of Labour, Immigration and Population. October 2017.