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Taungup Township

Coordinates: 19°0′0″N 94°22′30″E / 19.00000°N 94.37500°E / 19.00000; 94.37500
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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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