Naypyidaw_Union_Territory
Naypyidaw Union Territory
Union territory of Myanmar
The Naypyitaw Union Territory (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုနယ်မြေ နေပြည်တော်), also called Naypyitaw Council Territory (နေပြည်တော်ကောင်စီနယ်မြေ) (Naypyitaw also spelled Nay Pyi Taw, Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Daw) is an administrative division in central Myanmar (Burma).[2] It contains Naypyidaw, the capital city of Myanmar.
Naypyitaw Union Territory / Naypyitaw Council Territory
ပြည်ထောင်စုနယ်မြေ နေပြည်တော် / နေပြည်တော်ကောင်စီနယ်မြေ | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Coordinates: 19°45′0″N 96°6′0″E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Capital | Naypyidaw |
| Government | |
| • Body | Naypyidaw Council |
| • Chairperson of the Naypyidaw Council | Tin Oo Lwin |
| • Chairperson of the Naypyidaw Development Committee | Maung Maung Naing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,054 km2 (2,724 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,160,242 |
| • Rank | 13th |
| • Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| The metro area population of Naypyidaw is 683,000 | |
| Demonym | Naypyidawan |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
| Postal codes | 15011 to 15033 |
| Area code(s) | 2 (mobile: 69, 90) |
| Website | www |
The Naypyidaw Union Territory consists of the following districts and townships:
- Ottara District (also known as North Naypyidaw)
- Ottarathiri Township (ဥတ္တရသီရိမြို့နယ်)
- Pobbathiri Township (ပုဗ္ဗသီရိမြို့နယ်)
- Tatkone Township (တပ်ကုန်းမြို့နယ်)
- Zeyathiri Township (ဇေယျာသီရိမြို့နယ်)
- Dekkhina District (also known as South Naypyidaw)
- Dekkhinathiri Township (ဒက္ခိဏသီရိမြို့နယ်)
- Lewe Township (လယ်ဝေးမြို့နယ်)
- Pyinmana Township (ပျဉ်းမနားမြို့နယ်)
- Zabuthiri Township (ဇမ္ဗူသီရိမြို့နယ်)
Naypyidaw Union Territory is under the direct administration of the President. Day-to-day functions are carried out on the President's behalf by the Naypyidaw Council led by a Chairperson. The Chairperson and members of the Naypyidaw Council are appointed by the President and include both civilians and Armed Forces representatives.[3]
On 30 March 2011, President Thein Sein appointed Thein Nyunt as chairman of the Naypyidaw Council, along with 9 chair members: Than Htay, Colonel Myint Aung Than, Kan Chun, Paing Soe, Saw Hla, Myint Swe, Myint Shwe and Myo Nyunt.[4]
Chairmen of the Naypyidaw Council
- Thein Nyunt (30 Mar 2011 - 30 Mar 2016)
- Myo Aung (30 Mar 2016 - 1 Feb 2021)
- Maung Maung Naing (2 Feb 2021 - 19 Aug 2022)
- Tin Oo Lwin (19 Aug 2022 - present)
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,160,242 | — |
| Source: 2014 Myanmar Census | ||
| Religion in Naypyidaw Union Territory (2014) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Buddhism | 96.8% | |||
| Islam | 2.1% | |||
| Christianity | 1.1% | |||
The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Naypyidaw Union Territory had a population of 1,160,242.[5] The population density was 164.4 people per km2.[5] The census reported that the median age was 26.8 years, and 95 males per 100 females.[5] There were 262,253 households; the mean household size was 4.1.[5]
Religion
According to the 2014 Myanmar Census, Buddhists make up 96.8% of Naypyidaw Union Territory's population, forming the largest religious community there.[6] Minority religious communities include Christians (1.1%), Muslims (2.1%), and Hindus (0%) who collectively comprise the remainder of Naypyidaw Union Territory's population.[6]
According to the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee’s 2016 statistics, 10,956 Buddhist monks were registered in Naypyidaw Union Territory, comprising 2% of Myanmar's total Sangha membership, which includes both novice samanera and fully-ordained bhikkhu.[7] The majority of monks belong to the Thudhamma Nikaya (98.2%), followed by Shwegyin Nikaya (1.8%), with the remainder of monks belonging to other small monastic orders.[7] 923 thilashin were registered in Naypyidaw Union Territory, comprising 1.5% of Myanmar's total thilashin community.[7]
- Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 17.
- Archived November 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- Thein Sein (31 March 2011). "Notification No. 7/2011: Formation of Nay Pyi Taw Council" (PDF). New Light of Myanmar. p. 15. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- "Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory Report" (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. May 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Census Report Volume 2-C (PDF). Department of Population Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population. July 2016. pp. 12–15.
- "The Account of Wazo Monks and Nuns in 1377 (2016 year)". State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee. 2016. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
