Sittwe Township

{{Infobox settlement

|native_name = {{lang|my|စစ်တွေမြို့နယ်}}

|official_name = Sittwe Township

|settlement_type = Township

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|image_map = Sittwe tsp in Sittwe district.svg

|map_caption = Location in Sittwe district

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Myanmar}}

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Rakhine State}}

|subdivision_type2 = District

|subdivision_name2 = Sittwe District

|subdivision_type3 = Capital

|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_total_sq_mi = 89.24

|population = 318514

|population_as_of = 2019

|population_density_km2 = auto

|population_footnotes = {{cite report |author=Myanmar Information Management Unit |date=September 2019 |title=Sittwe Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya|script-title=my:စစ်တွေမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ|trans-title=Sittwe Township Regional Information |url=https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/TspProfiles_GAD_Sittwe_2019_MMR.pdf |publisher=MIMU |access-date=November 26, 2024}}

| population_blank1_title = Ethnicities

| population_blank1 = {{hlist|Bangladeshi{{Efn|the official statistics include Rohingya people as Bengali foreigners}}|Rakhine|Indian|Karen}}

| population_blank2_title = Religions

| population_blank2 = {{hlist|Islam|Buddhism|Christianity}}

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|timezone = MMT

|utc_offset = +6:30

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Sittwe Township ({{langx|my|စစ်တွေမြို့နယ်}}) is a township of Sittwe District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Sittwe.http://www.themimu.info/docs/MIMU154v01_100810_Sittwe%20Ts-Rakhine%20State_A1.pdf{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Map of Sittwe Township

Demographics

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|source = Ministry of Labor, Immigration, and Population and General Administration Department data

|1973 |

|1983 |

|2014 | 150,735

|2018 | 230,298

|2019 | 318,514

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The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Sittwe Township had an estimated population of 150,735.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dop.gov.mm/sites/dop.gov.mm/files/publication_docs/sittway_0.pdf|title=Sittway Township Report|date=October 2017|website=2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census}} The population density was 1,289.5 people per km². The census reported that the median age was 26.8 years, with 91 males per 100 females. There were 29,036 households; the mean household size was 4.8.

The 2019 General Administration Department report shows a massive increase in the population during 2018 and 2019. As of 2019, it counted 170,355 foreigners of Bangladeshi origin, making Bengalis the majority ethnic group in the township. Accordingly, Islam is the majority religion in the township making it one of few townships in Myanmar where Buddhism is not the majority religion.

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References

Category:Sittwe

Category:Townships of Rakhine State