Buthidaung

Buthidaung (Burmese: ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့; MLCTS: bu:si:taung mrui., pronounced [búðídàʊɰ̃ mjo̰]) is a town in Rakhine State, in the westernmost part of Myanmar (Burma). It is the administrative seat of the Buthidaung Township. Buthidaung lies on the west bank of the Mayu river, and experienced severe flooding in June 2010 and July 2011.^[2] Buthidaung is 16 miles east from Maungdaw. The two towns are connected by two tunnels through the Mayu mountains that were built in 1918.

Busidaung ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့
Town
Buthidaung
Buthidaung in 2016
Busidaung Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 20.8690°N 92.528°E / 20.8690; 92.528
Country	Myanmar
Division	Rakhine State
District	Maungdaw District
Township	Buthidaung Township
Population  (2021)
• Total	55,545[1]
• Ethnicities	93% Rohingya 6% Rakhine <1% Others
• Religions	Islam Buddhism Hindus Others
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)
Area code(s)	42, 43

Geography

Buthidaung is one of the 16 towns in Rakhine state. Buthidaung is situated about 16 miles from Maungdaw, and similarly to this town has no train station or airport.

History

Buthidaung has a majority Rohingya population, of which many have fled since the 2012 Rakhine State riots. Buthidaung has the second largest population of Rohingya after Maung Daw.

During the 2016–17 Northern Rakhine State clashes, three police stations in Buthidaung were reportedly surrounded by Rohingya insurgents.^[3] As a result of the clashes in Buthidaung and much of the surrounding area, many Rohingyas have left their homes.^[4]

On May 18, 2024, the town was captured by the Arakan Army during its Rakhine State offensive.^[5]

It was the birthplace of King Min Razagyi.