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

History

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

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

Demographics

2014

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2014110,459

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

Ethnic makeup

Ethnic composition of Zabuthiri Township
Ethnic groupPercentage
Bamar98.2%
Rakhine0.5%
Kayin0.4%
Shan0.2%
Chin0.2%
Mon0.2%
Others0.1%
Kachin0.1%
Source: 2019 GAD township reports

The Bamar make up 98% of the township's population.