Myitkyina Township
township in Kachin State, Burma
Myitkyina Township (Burmese: မြစ်ကြီးနားမြို့နယ်) is a township of Myitkyina District in Kachin State, Burma. The principal town is Myitkyina.
Demographics
2014
The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Myitkyina Township had a population of 306,949. The population density was 63.8 people per km2. The census reported that the median age was 24.5 years, and 94 males per 100 females. There were 50,583 households; the mean household size was 5.4.
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