Pathein Township

Pathein Township (formerly Bassein West Township) is a township of Pathein District in the Ayeyawady Division of Burma (Myanmar). The administrative seat is the town of Pathein.
Communities.
In addition to the town of Pathein, on the Irrawaddy, and the town of Ngwesaung (Ngasaw), on the coast, the township has 236 villages which are organized into 60 village tracts.
Demographics.
2014.
The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Pathein Township had a population of 287,071. The population density was 470.2 people per km². The census reported that the median age was 24.5 years, and 92 males per 100 females. There were 66,036 households; the mean household size was 4.1.