Taungup Township

Taungup Township (Burmese: တောင်ကုတ်မြို့နယ်) is a coastal township of Taungup District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The town is Taungup. The township has three towns, the principal town Taungup, Ma-Ei and Thanlwe Ywama, comprising a total of 14 urban wards as well as 52 village tracts grouping together 203 villages.^[1]

Taunggoke Township တောင်ကုတ်မြို့နယ် Taungup Township
Township
Location in Thandwe district
Coordinates (the geographic center of the township): 19°0′0″N 94°22′30″E
Country	Myanmar
State	Rakhine State
District	Taungup District
Capital	Taungup
Area
• Total	2,057.25 sq mi (5,328.3 km2)
Elevation	18 ft (5 m)
Population  (2023)[1]	159,163
• Ethnicities	Rakhine Chin
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MMT)

In 2014, the township had a population 114,437 people.^[2] In 2019, the population grew to 154,239 people.^[3]

In 2022, Taungup District was formed, consisting of Taungup Township and Manaung Township. Prior to the new district's formation, the township was part of Thandwe District.^[4]

Towns

Ma-Ei is located on the northern border of the township with Ann Township.^[5] the town has a sixteen-bed hospital.^[6]

Thanlwe Ywama has town status as of 2023,^[1] but did not in 2019.^[3]

Other settlements

Principle villages include:^[5]

• Kan Pyin,
• Kyauk Seik Taung,
• Let Pan Kyun,
• Maung,
• Moe Kyauk Gyi Kwin,
• Myo Taung Gyi,
• Nat Maw,
• Nga Lone Maw,
• Pa Dar,
• Sa Lu,
• Tar Ye,
• Taung,
• Thin Chi Kaing,
• Te Mauk, and
• Zee Kwin.
• kindoung
• tayaba
• kyepyin
• Pauk Inn