Maungdaw District

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Maungdaw District
မောင်တောခရိုင်
District
Location in Rakhine State
Location in Rakhine State
Map of Rakhine State with Maungdaw District highlighted in red.
Map of Rakhine State with Maungdaw District highlighted in red.
Coordinates: 21°00′N 92°23′E / 21.000°N 92.383°E / 21.000; 92.383Coordinates: 21°00′N 92°23′E / 21.000°N 92.383°E / 21.000; 92.383
Country Myanmar
DivisionRakhine State
CapitalMaungdaw
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Maungdaw District (Burmese: မောင်တောခရိုင်) is a district of Rakhine State in western Myanmar (Burma). Its capital city is Maungdaw and the population density is about 295 persons per square kilometer, in this district roughly 91% of the population is Muslim making it the district with the highest percentage of Muslims in Myanmar. In recent history, many Muslims have fled from this region to Bangladesh.[1] Along with parts of neighbouring Sittwe District, Maungdaw District is also informally referred to as northern Rakhine State.[2]

Townships[]

The district contains the following townships:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Northern Rakhine State, June 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  2. ^ "Myanmar, Northern Rakhine State". UNHCR. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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