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 | |
|---|---|
 Location in Maungdaw district (in red) | |
| Coordinates: 20°49′N 92°22′E / 20.817°N 92.367°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State | Rakhine State |
| District | Maungdaw District |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Ethnicities | 80% Rohingya |
| • Religions | Buddhism Islam Christianity Hinduism |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Society
editDemographics
editThe 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
editThere 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
editCoastal 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
edit- Taung Pyo Letwe (တောင်ပြိုလက်ဝဲမြို့)[8]
- Taung Pyo Letyar (တောင်ပြိုလက်ယာ)
- Myinhlutt (မြင်းလွှတ်)
- Nyaungyaung (ညောင်ချောင်း)
References
edit- ^ "Map of Maungdaw Township" (PDF). Themimu.info. Retrieved 27 October 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ DPA. "Rohingyas are not citizens: Myanmar minister". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Junta forces arrest 6 Maungdaw residents with arms. Narinjara News. June 1, 2024. Archived June 1, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Page 7 Column 2" (PDF). Mrtv.net.mm. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ The Irrawaddy (7 February 2024). "Myanmar's Military Driven Out of Township in Northern Rakhine, Reports Say". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Web Master (NN 30) (6 February 2024). "တောင်ပြို(လက်ဝဲ) (လက်ယာ) စခန်းနှစ်ခုလုံးကို ရက္ခိုင့်တပ်တော် အောင်မြင်စွာသိမ်းပိုက်". Narinjara News (in Burmese). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Rashid, Muktadir (5 February 2024). "Nearly 100 Myanmar Border Police Flee to Bangladesh After AA Attacks Outposts". The Irrawaddy. Dhaka: Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (2019). Maungdaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya မောင်တောမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Maungdaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report) (in Burmese). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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