Sittwe Township () is a

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of Sittwe District in the

Rakhine State Rakhine State ( ; , ; ), formerly known as Arakan State, is a Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Re ...

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. The principal town is

Sittwe Sittwe (, ), formerly Akyab (), is the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). Sittwe is located on an estuarial island created at the confluence of the Kaladan, Mayu, and Lay Mro rivers emptying into the Bay of Bengal. As of 2019 the cit ...

.http://www.themimu.info/docs/MIMU154v01_100810_Sittwe%20Ts-Rakhine%20State_A1.pdf Map of Sittwe Township

Demographics

2014

The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Sittwe Township had an estimated population of 150,735. The

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was 1,289.5 people per km². The census reported that the median age was 26.8 years, with 91 males per 100 females. There were 29,036 households; the mean household size was 4.8. The 2019

General Administration Department The General Administration Department (, abbreviated GAD) is a civil service body that staffs all regional and state-level governments in Myanmar and provides administration for the country's myriad districts and townships. It also plays a centra ...

report shows a massive increase in the population during 2018 and 2019. As of 2019, it counted 170,355 foreigners of Bangladeshi origin, making Bengalis the majority ethnic group in the township. Accordingly,

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is the majority religion in the township making it one of few townships in Myanmar where

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is not the majority religion.

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