Maungdaw ( Burmese : မောင်တောမြို့ ; MLCTS : maung:tau mrui. , pronounced [máʊɰ̃dɔ́ mjo̰] , Bengali : মংডু , romanized : Moṅḍu ) is a town in Rakhine State , in the western part of Myanmar (Burma). It is the administrative seat of Maungdaw Township and Maungdaw District . Bordering Bangladesh , Maungdaw is home to one of 2 official border trade posts with Bangladesh.
6-527: Maungdaw is 16 miles (26 km) west of Buthidaung . The two towns are separated by the Mayu Mountains and are connected by two tunnels built in 1918. The district around Maungdaw is home to a large Rohingya population. In August 2024, the civilians trying to flee the town from violence related to the Myanmar civil war were attacked by a drone strike . The victims were predominantly Rohingya , and
12-579: A result of the clashes in Buthidaung and much of the surrounding area, many Rohingyas have left their homes. On May 18, 2024, the town was captured by the Arakan Army during its Rakhine State offensive . It was the birthplace of King Min Razagyi . 20°52′N 92°32′E / 20.867°N 92.533°E / 20.867; 92.533 This Rakhine State location article
18-432: Is situated about 16 miles from Maungdaw, and similarly to this town has no train station or airport. Buthidaung has a majority Rohingya population, of which many have fled since the 2012 Rakhine State riots. Buthidaung has the second largest population of Rohingya after Maung Daw. During the 2016–17 Northern Rakhine State clashes , three police stations in Buthidaung were reportedly surrounded by Rohingya insurgents. As
24-490: The border post stood at US$ 15.519 million . 20°49′N 92°22′E / 20.817°N 92.367°E / 20.817; 92.367 This Rakhine State location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Buthidaung Buthidaung ( Burmese : ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့ ; MLCTS : bu:si:taung mrui. , pronounced [búðídàʊɰ̃ mjo̰] ) is a town in Rakhine State , in
30-654: The number killed by the strike may total more than 150 or 200, with possibly 300 more injured. A number of local Rohingya activists blamed the Arakan Army for the strike, which the group denied, and blamed the government for. The majority of the populace, about 80%, are Rohingya people, while the remainder of the populace consists of other ethnic groups, including Rakhine , Bamar , Daingnet , and Mro . As of 2016, there are eight high schools, 10 middle schools, 16 post-primary schools and 125 primary schools. The official border trade post with Bangladeshi town of Teknaf opened on 5 September 1995. In 2022, total trade volume at
36-699: The westernmost part of Myanmar (Burma). It is the administrative seat of the Buthidaung Township . Buthidaung lies on the west bank of the Mayu river , and experienced severe flooding in June 2010 and July 2011. Buthidaung is 16 miles east from Maungdaw . The two towns are connected by two tunnels through the Mayu mountains that were built in 1918. Buthidaung is one of the 16 towns in Rakhine state. Buthidaung
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