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|official_name = Toungup Township
|official_name = Taunggoke Township
|other_name = Taungup Township<br>Taunggoke Township<br>Taungoke Township
|other_name = Taungup Township
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|settlement_type = [[Townships of Myanmar|Township]]
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|image_map = Toungup tsp in Toungup district.svg
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|map_caption = Location in Thandwe district
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|subdivision_name = {{Flag|Myanmar}}
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Taungup District]]
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|population_as_of = 2023
|population_footnotes =<ref name="gad">{{cite report |author=General Administration Department |date=March 2023 |title=Taunggauk Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya|script-title=my:တောင်ကုတ်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ|trans-title=Taungup Township Regional Information |url=https://gad.gov.mm/images/localfacts/1715316391Taunggoak%20Township.pdf |publisher=General Administration Department |access-date=December 22, 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes =<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rakhine Census by Township: 17. Rakhine State, Thandwe District, Taungup Township |work=The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Rakhine State |year=2015 |publisher=Department of Population, Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar |url=http://www.dop.gov.mm/moip/index.php?route=census/download/download&download_id=336 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422220313/http://www.dop.gov.mm/moip/index.php?route=census%2Fdownload%2Fdownload&download_id=336 |archivedate=22 April 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref>
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|timezone = [[Myanmar Standard Time|MST]]
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'''Taungup or Toungup Township''' ({{langx|my|တောင်ကုတ်မြို့နယ်}}) is a coastal [[Townships of Myanmar|township]] of [[Thandwe District]] in the [[Rakhine State]] of [[Myanmar]]. The [[administrative centre]] and principal town is [[Toungup]]. The only other town is [[Ma-Ei]].<ref name="Map-1">{{Cite map|title=Community Based ECCD Centres in Toungup Township |publisher= Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) |date=25 February 2015 |url=http://www.themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/Org_Map_Plan_Community_Based_ECCD_Centres_in_Toungup_TS_MIMU1249v01_17Feb2015_A4.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830213310/http://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/Org_Map_Plan_Community_Based_ECCD_Centres_in_Toungup_TS_MIMU1249v01_17Feb2015_A4.pdf |archivedate=30 August 2016 |url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref><ref>Ma-Ei has a sixteen bed hospital. {{Cite web|author=Nay Pyi Taw |title=Annual Hospital Statistics Report 2013 |date=December 2015 |publisher=Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health |page=138 |url=http://www.moh.gov.mm/file/Annual%20Hospital%20Statistics%20Report%202013.pdf}}</ref>
'''Taungup Township''' ({{langx|my|တောင်ကုတ်မြို့နယ်}}) is a coastal [[Townships of Myanmar|township]] of [[Taungup District]] in the [[Rakhine State]] of [[Myanmar]]. The town is [[Taungup]]. The township has three towns, the principal town [[Taungup]], [[Ma-Ei]] and [[Thanlwe Ywama]], comprising a total of 14 urban wards as well as 52 [[village tracts]] grouping together 203 villages.<ref name="gad"/>


In 2014, the township had a population 114,437 people.<ref name="census-2014">{{cite report|title=Census Report|publisher=Department of Population Ministry of Immigration and Population|location=Taungup|date=April 2018|series=2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census|url=https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/TspProfiles_Census_Taungup_2014_ENG.pdf}}</ref> In 2019, the population grew to 154,239 people.<ref name="mimu">{{cite report |author=Myanmar Information Management Unit |date=September 2019 |title=Taunggoke Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya|script-title=my:ရေကြည်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ|trans-title=Taungup Township Regional Information |url=https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/TspProfiles_GAD_Taungup_2019_MMR.pdf |publisher=MIMU |access-date=December 22, 2024}}</ref>

In 2022, [[Taungup District]] was formed, consisting of Taungup Township and [[Manaung Township]]. Prior to the new district's formation, the township was part of [[Thandwe District]].<ref>{{cite news |date=8 March 2022 |title=Ann and Taungup designated as districts |work=Development Media Group |url=https://www.dmediag.com/news/4150-ann-n-tke}}</ref>

==Towns==
Ma-Ei is located on the northern border of the township with [[Ann Township]].<ref name="Map-1">{{Cite map|title=Community Based ECCD Centres in Toungup Township |publisher= Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) |date=25 February 2015 |url=http://www.themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/Org_Map_Plan_Community_Based_ECCD_Centres_in_Toungup_TS_MIMU1249v01_17Feb2015_A4.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830213310/http://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/Org_Map_Plan_Community_Based_ECCD_Centres_in_Toungup_TS_MIMU1249v01_17Feb2015_A4.pdf |archivedate=30 August 2016 |url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> the town has a sixteen bed hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nay Pyi Taw |title=Annual Hospital Statistics Report 2013 |date=December 2015 |publisher=Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health |page=138 |url=http://www.moh.gov.mm/file/Annual%20Hospital%20Statistics%20Report%202013.pdf}}</ref>

Thanlwe Ywama has town status as of 2023,<ref name="gad"/> but did not in 2019.<ref name="mimu"/>

==Other settlements==
Principle villages include:<ref name="Map-1" />
Principle villages include:<ref name="Map-1" />
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* Zee Kwin.
* Zee Kwin.
* kindoung
* kindoung
*tayaba
* tayaba
*kyepyin
* kyepyin
Pauk Inn (Golden Hill Village)
* Pauk Inn
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 22 December 2024

Taunggoke Township
တောင်ကုတ်မြို့နယ်
Taungup Township
Township
Location in Thandwe district
Location in Thandwe district
Coordinates (the geographic center of the township): 19°0′0″N 94°22′30″E / 19.00000°N 94.37500°E / 19.00000; 94.37500
Country Myanmar
State Rakhine State
DistrictTaungup District
CapitalTaungup
Area
 • Total
2,057.25 sq mi (5,328.3 km2)
Elevation
18 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2023)[1]
159,163
 • Ethnicities
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Taungup Township (Burmese: တောင်ကုတ်မြို့နယ်) is a coastal township of Taungup District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The town is Taungup. The township has three towns, the principal town Taungup, Ma-Ei and Thanlwe Ywama, comprising a total of 14 urban wards as well as 52 village tracts grouping together 203 villages.[1]

In 2014, the township had a population 114,437 people.[2] In 2019, the population grew to 154,239 people.[3]

In 2022, Taungup District was formed, consisting of Taungup Township and Manaung Township. Prior to the new district's formation, the township was part of Thandwe District.[4]

Towns

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Ma-Ei is located on the northern border of the township with Ann Township.[5] the town has a sixteen bed hospital.[6]

Thanlwe Ywama has town status as of 2023,[1] but did not in 2019.[3]

Other settlements

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Principle villages include:[5]

  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c General Administration Department (March 2023). Taunggauk Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya တောင်ကုတ်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Taungup Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). General Administration Department. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ^ Census Report (PDF) (Report). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Taungup: Department of Population Ministry of Immigration and Population. April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Taunggoke Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ရေကြည်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Taungup Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Ann and Taungup designated as districts". Development Media Group. 8 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b Community Based ECCD Centres in Toungup Township (PDF) (Map). Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU). 25 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2016.
  6. ^ Nay Pyi Taw (December 2015). "Annual Hospital Statistics Report 2013" (PDF). Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health. p. 138.
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