The area comprising Lewe Township was previously called Nga-nwe-kon (ငနွဲ့ကုန်း), Nwekon (နွယ်ကုန်း), and Wa-nwe-kon-zu (ဝါးနွယ်ကုန်းစု), in reference to its establishment on a hillock.

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Tatkon Township had a population of 217,093.

[2] The population density was 120.5 people per km².

[2] The census reported that the median age was 28.1 years, and 92 males per 100 females.

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