Palaw Township
Township in Taninthayi, Myanmar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palaw Township (Burmese: ပုလောမြို့နယ်) is a township of Myeik District in the Taninthayi Region of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Palaw. The township has two other towns - Palauk and Pala.
Palaw Township
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 Location in Myeik district | |
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| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Taninthayi |
| District | Myeik District |
| Capital | Palaw |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,016.92 sq mi (2,633.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 12 ft (4 m) |
| Highest elevation | 4,230 ft (1,290 m) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 157,164 |
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| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Administrative subdivisions
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Perspective
Palaw Township is divided into twenty-seven tracts. Six of those tracts are organized into the Palauk Subtownship which occupies the northern third of the township,[2] and which is administered from the town of Palauk.[citation needed]
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The township's three townscomprise a total of 13 urban wards. The 27 village tracts additionally contain 163 villages.[1]
Communities
Among the villages in Palaw Township are:[3] Banka, Bodaungseik, Kade, Kataungni, Mintein, Palawgong (Palawgon), Pidat, Tonbu, Wachaung, and Zadiwin.
There are a 50-bed township hospital, five 16-bed station hospitals at Pala, Palauk, Maligyun, Pyinbugyi and Kyaukka, one maternal and child health care centre, one urban health care centre, six rural health centers and 15 sub rural health care centers in 2011.[4]
References
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