Buthidaung Township
Buthidaung Township
ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့နယ် | |
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Location of Buthidaung Township (red) in Maungdaw District | |
| Coordinates: 21°02′N 92°35′E / 21.033°N 92.583°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Rakhine |
| District | Maungdaw |
| Capital | Buthidaung |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 206,000 |
| • Ethnicities | 70% Rohingya 25% Rakhine 5% Others |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MMT) |
Buthidaung Township (Rakhine and Burmese: ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့နယ်; Burmese: [búðídàʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township of Maungdaw District in Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). The administrative seat is located in Buthidaung.
Demographics
As of 2024, the township has an estimated population of 206,000 people. The majority of the population are ethnically Rohingya, comprising approximately 70% of the residents.[2]
Education
In 2010–11, there were three high schools, one high school, three middle schools, three middle schools (branches), 20 post-primary schools, and 122 primary schools.[3]
References
- ^ Bhattacharyya, Rajeev (8 October 2024). "Investigation: What Happened at Buthidaung Town in Myanmar's Rakhine State". The Diplomat. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Investigation: What Happened at Buthidaung Town in Myanmar's Rakhine State?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "The New Light of Myanmar, Volume XII, Number 139" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Page 7 Column 2