Sagaing Township

Sagaing Township is a township in Sagaing District in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar. The township contains town towns- the principal town is Sagaing and Sataung comprising a total of 34 wards. The township additionally has 76 village tracts grouping together 177 villages^[1] including the tourist spot of Mingun.

Sagaing Township
Township
View of Sagaing Township (including Sagaing Hill) from the Yadanabon Bridge
Location in Sagaing Region
Coordinates: 21°52′N 95°58′E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Sagaing Region
District	Sagaing District
Capital	Sagaing
Area
• Total	485.16 sq mi (1,256.6 km2)
Elevation	300 ft (90 m)
Highest elevation	1,372 ft (418 m)
Population  (2023)[1]	295,195
• Ethnicities	Bamar
• Religions	Buddhism Islam
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Ye Kharr lake between Sagaing Hill and Min Wun Hill produces natural spirulina^[2] as in Twintaung of Budalin Township and Twinma and Taung Pauk of Kani Township.^[3] Mt. Shwe Myin Tin is the highest point in the township at 1,372 ft above sea level.^[1]

Demographics

Historical Population

Year	Pop.	±%
1973		—
1983		—
2014	307,194	—
2018	283,332	−7.8%
2019	285,050	+0.6%
2022	293,481	+3.0%
2023	295,195	+0.6%
Source: Census and GAD data.

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Sagaing Township had a population of 307,194, with 26.5% of the population living in the urban wards of Sagaing. The population density was 244.5 people per km². The census reported that the median age was 30.1 years, and 88 males per 100 females. There were 65,143 households; the mean household size was 4.3.^[4] In 2019, the township's population dropped to 285,050 people.^[5] In 2023, the township increased to 295,195 people.^[1]

See also

• Sadaung