Taungup

Taungup, Toungup, or Taunggoke (Burmese: တောင်ကုတ်မြို့) is the principal town of the Taungup Township and Taunggup District in Rakhine State, western Myanmar. In 2014, the town had a population of 28,652.^[2] In 2019, the population was lower at only 26,854 people.^[1]

Taungup Taunggoke
Town
Taungup Location within Myanmar
Coordinates: 18°51′N 94°14′E
Country	Myanmar
State	Rakhine State
District	Taungup District
Township	Taungup Township
Area
• Total	1.425 sq mi (3.69 km2)
Population  (2019)[1]	26,854
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

Taungup is the location of Taunggoke University, one of two universities in Rakhine.^[3] The university is officially called Taunggoke Degree College.^[4]

History

Taungup received 29.1 inches of rainfall on 21 July 2011, a record breaking amount that caused severe flooding.^[5][6]

During the Myanmar civil war, the Arakan Army attacked the town, causing clashes around the Taunggoke University.^[7] On 14 December 2024, AA captured the town.^[8]