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Demoso Township

Coordinates: 19°32′18″N 97°09′32″E / 19.538319°N 97.158813°E / 19.538319; 97.158813
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Demoso Township
ဒီမောဆိုး‌မြို့နယ်
Ngwe Taung Dam located within Demoso Township
Ngwe Taung Dam located within Demoso Township
Location in Demoso district
Location in Demoso district
Country Myanmar
State Kayah State
DistrictDemoso District
CapitalDemoso
Area
 • Total
459.69 sq mi (1,190.6 km2)
Elevation
2,982 ft (909 m)
Population
 (2023)[1]
92,077
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Demoso Township (Burmese: ဒီမောဆိုး‌မြို့နယ်) is a township in Demoso District in the western part of Kayah State in Myanmar. The township has two towns- the principal town of Demoso and the town of Nanmekhon, which combined comprise a total of five urban wards. The township also contains 173 villages grouped into 25 village tracts.[1] In 2022, Demoso Township and its western neighbour Hpruso Township were made into their own district by the Ministry of Home Affairs.[2] [3]

References

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  1. ^ a b General Administration Department (March 2023). Einme Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya အိမ်မဲမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Einme Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Expansion and Amendment of districts in Bago Region". 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Expansion of new districts in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". 2 May 2022.

19°32′18″N 97°09′32″E / 19.538319°N 97.158813°E / 19.538319; 97.158813