Title : A GEOGRAPHICAL ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN  THANLYIN TOWNSHIP

Keywords : Economic Activities, Physical Situation

Authors : Yupar Nyunt

Publication Date : 2020-08-01

Description : This research paper is entitled “A Geographical Assessment of Economic Activities in Thanlyin Township”, Thanlyin Township is one of the townships included in the Southern District parts of the Yangon region. Although, the study area is including in Yangon region, it composes rural area and urban area. According to Urbanization, rural population is 189820 (70%) persons, urban population is 83223 (30%) persons and total population is 273043 persons of the study area. The area of township is 92149 acres (372.9 sq. kilometers) and it is made up of 28 village tracts and 17 wards. The shape of township is compact, a titled ‘J’ shape. The local economic development is concerned directly on affluence and advance of economic activities of this region. So, this paper is mainly focused on economic activities of Thanlyin Township from a geographical point of view. The study are of economic activities including many kinds of section is based on physical situation and condition of population distribution. Investigation of field data, the kind of economic activities identified four types of activities by each detail. Finally, using field survey and application of GIS, this paper focus and assessment on the various economic activities in Thanlyin Township.