Maungdaw Township

Maungdaw Township (Burmese: မောင်တောမြို့နယ် [máʊɰ̃dɔ́ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township of Maungdaw District in Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). The principal town is Maungdaw.^[1]

Maungdaw Township မောင်တောမြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Maungdaw district (in red)
Coordinates: 20°49′N 92°22′E
Country	Myanmar
State	Rakhine State
District	Maungdaw District
Population  (2012)
• Ethnicities	80% Rohingya 20% Others Rakhine Bamar Daingnet Hindu Kaman Maramagyi Mro Thet
• Religions	Buddhism Islam Christianity Hinduism
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

Society

Demographics

The township has a large Muslim Rohingya population, roughly 80% of the total population in 2012. In July 2012, the government of Myanmar did not include Rohingyas, and instead classified as stateless Bengali Muslims from Bangladesh, on the government's list of more than 135 ethnic groups.^[2] Other 20% population are Rakhine, Bamar, Kamein, Khami, Daingnet, Mro, Meitei,^[3] and Thet.

Education

There are five basic education high schools, three high schools (branches), eight middle schools, one middle school (branch), one affiliated middle school, 16 post-primary schools and 125 primary schools as of 2011.^[4]

History

Coastal areas of Maungdaw was site of battle between Portuguese mercenaries and Arakanese forces during the reign of King Min Khamaung around 1615, allied with the Dutch VOC.

On 6 February 2024, the Arakan Army captured the towns of Taung Pyo Letwe and Taung Pyo Letyar from the military junta during Myanmar's civil war, with nearly 60 regime troops escaping over the border of the Bandarban district of Bangladesh.^[5][6][7]

List of towns

• Taung Pyo Letwe (တောင်ပြိုလက်ဝဲမြို့)^[8]
• Taung Pyo Letyar (တောင်ပြိုလက်ယာ)
• Myinhlutt (မြင်းလွှတ်)
• Nyaungyaung (ညောင်ချောင်း)