Maungdaw District

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, in this district roughly 91% of the 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 Bangladesh.[1] Along with parts of neighbouring Sittwe District, Maungdaw District is also informally referred to as northern Rakhine State.[2]

Maungdaw District
မောင်တောခရိုင်
District
Location in Rakhine State
Map of Rakhine State with Maungdaw District highlighted in red.
Coordinates: 21°00′N 92°23′E
Country Myanmar
DivisionRakhine State
CapitalMaungdaw
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Townships

The district contains the following townships:

See also

References
  1. "Northern Rakhine State, June 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  2. "Myanmar, Northern Rakhine State". UNHCR. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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