Maungdaw District
District in Rakhine State, Myanmar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maungdaw District (Burmese: မောင်တောခရိုင်) is a district of Rakhine State in western Myanmar (Burma). Its capital city is Maungdaw and the population density is about 295 persons per square kilometer. Roughly 91 percent of Maungdaw District's population is Muslim, making it the district with the highest percentage of Muslims in Myanmar. In recent history, many Muslims have fled from this region to neighbouring Bangladesh, mostly as refugees to seek peace and shelter from the Burmese military mass killings.[1] Along with parts of neighbouring Sittwe District, Maungdaw District is also informally referred to as northern Rakhine State.[2]
Maungdaw District
မောင်တောခရိုင် | |
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Location of Maungdaw District (red) in Rakhine State (blue) | |
| Coordinates: 21°00′N 92°23′E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Rakhine State |
| Capital | Maungdaw |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Townships
The district contains the following townships:
See also
References
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