Maungdaw (, ) is a town in Rakhine State, in the western part of Myanmar (Burma). It is the administrative seat of

Maungdaw Township Maungdaw Township ( my, မောင်တောမြို့နယ် ) is a township of Maungdaw District in Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). The principal town is Maungdaw. The township has a large Muslim Rohingya population, roughly 80% of ...

and Maungdaw District. Maungdaw is a town of Myanmar and borders Bangladesh. Maungdaw is 16 miles north of

Buthidaung Buthidaung (, ) is a town in Rakhine State, in the westernmost part of Myanmar (Burma). It is the administrative seat of the Buthidaung Township. Buthidaung lies on the west bank of the Mayu river, and experienced severe flooding in June 2010 and ...

. The two towns are separated by the May Yu Mountains and are connected by two tunnels built in 1918. The district around Maungdaw houses a large Rohingya population. The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND3409

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Demographics

In 2008, the population was nearly 400,000 people. The majority of the populace, about 80%, are

Rohingya The Rohingya people () are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar (previously known as Burma). Before the Rohingya genocide in 2017, when over 740,000 fled to Bangladesh, an ...

people, who are considered by Myanmar government as stateless Bengali people. The Burmese government does not accept Rohingya on its list of ethnic groups of Myanmar, and thus does not recognize their claim on Burmese citizenship. The remainder of the populace consists of a wide range of ethnic groups, including Rakhine,

Bamar The Bamar (, ; also known as the Burmans) are a Sino-Tibetan ethnic group native to Myanmar (formerly Burma) in Southeast Asia. With approximately 35 million people, the Bamar make up the largest ethnic group in Myanmar, constituting 68% of th ...

, Daingnet, and Mro.

Education

As of 2011, there are eight high schools, 10 middle schools, 16 post-primary schools and 125 primary schools.

Economy

Maungdaw has conducted trade with the Bangladeshi town of Teknaf since September 1995.

References

External links

20° 49' 0" North, 92° 22' 0" East Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Township capitals of Myanmar Populated places in Rakhine State {{Rakhine-geo-stub