Zabuthiri Township

Zabuthiri Township (Burmese: ဇမ္ဗူသီရိမြို့နယ်) is one of Naypyidaw Union Territory's eight townships, located south of Mandalay Region in Burma.

Zabuthiri Township ဇမ္ဗူသီရိမြို့နယ်
Township
Zabuthiri Township (red) in Pyinmana District
Coordinates: 19.7460°N 96.0985°E / 19.7460; 96.0985
Country	Myanmar
Territory	Naypyidaw Union Territory
District	Pyinmana District
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

History

Zabuthiri Township was formed from part of Mandalay Division's Lewe and Pyinmana Townships.^[1]

Zabuthiri is derived from Pali jambūsiri, and literally means "splendor of the rose apple."^[2]

Demographics

2014

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2014	110,459	—

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Zabuthiri Township had a population of 110,459.^[3] The population density was 1,659.4 people per km².^[3] The census reported that the median age was 29.3 years, and 87 males per 100 females.^[3] There were 26,320 households; the mean household size was 3.5.^[3]

Ethnic makeup

Ethnic composition of Zabuthiri Township
Ethnic group			Percentage
Bamar			98.2%
Rakhine			0.5%
Kayin			0.4%
Shan			0.2%
Chin			0.2%
Mon			0.2%
Others			0.1%
Kachin			0.1%
Source: 2019 GAD township reports

The Bamar make up 98% of the township's population.^[1]