Ottarathiri Township

Ottarathiri Township (ဥတ္တရသီရိမြို့နယ်) is one of Naypyidaw Union Territory's eight townships, located south of Mandalay Region in Myanmar.

Ottarathiri Township ဥတ္တရသီရိမြို့နယ်
Township
Ottarathiri Township (red) in Ottara District
Coordinates: 19.7840°N 96.0561°E / 19.7840; 96.0561
Country	Myanmar
Territory	Naypyidaw Union Territory
District	Ottara District
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

History

7 village tracts, consisting of 39 villages from Pyinmana Township, and 3 village tracts, consisting of 9 villages from Tatkon Township were separated to form Ottarathiri Township.^[1]

Ottarathiri is derived from Pali uttarasiri, and literally means "splendor of the north."^[2]

Demographics

2014

Historical Population

Year	Pop.	±%
2014	81,620	—

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Ottarathiri Township had a population of 81,620.^[3] The population density was 98.2 people per km².^[3] The census reported that the median age was 25.6 years, and 103 males per 100 females.^[3] There were 18,661 households; the mean household size was 4.1.^[3]

Ethnic makeup

Ethnic composition of Ottarathiri Township
Ethnic group			Percentage
Bamar			99.9%
Others			0.1%
Source: 2019 GAD township report

The Bamar effectively make up the entirety of the township's population.^[4]