The population in the area of Thabaung Township outside of the subtownship was 154,400 in 2014. The Township includes Shwethaungyan Subtownship, a unofficial division spanning the border with Pathein Township along the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The Bay of Bengal forms the Township's western shore. In its northwest, it borders Gwa Township in Rakhine State. To the townships's east it borders Yegyi Township and Kyaunggon Township in Kyonpyaw Township. To the south, the township borders Pathein Township and Kangyidaunt Township with the district. Thabaung Township is located in west-central Ayeyarwady Region in the northern part of Pathein District. Thabaung Township is a township of Pathein District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar.
