Taungup Township () is a coastal

township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

Taungup District Taungup District () is a district of Rakhine State in western Myanmar. The capital is Taungup. The District was designated in 2022, splitting off parts of Thandwe District and Kyaukphyu District. Townships The district contains the following T ...

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 ...

of Myanmar. The town is

Taungup Taungup, Toungup, or Taunggoke () is the principal town of the Taungup Township and Taunggup District in Rakhine State, western Myanmar. In 2014, the town had a population of 28,652. In 2019, the population was lower at only 26,854 people. Taun ...

. The township has three towns, the principal town

, Ma-Ei and Thanlwe Ywama, comprising a total of 14 urban wards as well as 52

village tracts A village tract (; also spelt village-tract), also called overvillage, is a fourth-level administrative subdivision of Myanmar's rural townships. As of August 2015, there are 13,602 village tracts in Myanmar, consisting of 70,838 villages. The eq ...

grouping together 203 villages. In 2014, the township had a population 114,437 people. In 2019, the population grew to 154,239 people. In 2022,

was formed, consisting of Taungup Township and

Manaung Township Manaung () is a township of Taungup District in south-central Rakhine State, western Myanmar. The principal town is Manaung. Manaung Township, situated on Manaung Island, consists of three islands: Manaung Island, Ye Kyun Island and Taik Kyun ...

. Prior to the new district's formation, the township was part of

Thandwe District Thandwe District () is a district of Rakhine State in western Myanmar. The capital is Thandwe. As of 2015 it had a population of 357,840. Townships In 2022, Taungup Township which was formerly part of Thandwe District was split off to form part ...

Towns

Ma-Ei is located on the northern border of the township with

Ann Township Ann Township () is the only township in Ann District (), central Rakhine State, Myanmar. The principal town and district capital is Ann. Founded in 1333 AD in King Min Hti. Demographics The township and district contains two towns, the capital ...

. the town has a sixteen-bed hospital. Thanlwe Ywama has town status as of 2023, but did not in 2019.

Other settlements

Principle villages include: * 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

References

External links

* Townships of Rakhine State {{Rakhine-geo-stub