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]
Taunggoke Township
တောင်ကုတ်မြို့နယ် Taungup Township | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Rakhine State |
| District | Taungup District |
| Capital | Taungup |
| 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 zone | UTC 6:30 (MMT) |
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
editMa-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
editPrinciple 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Census Report (PDF) (Report). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Taungup: Department of Population Ministry of Immigration and Population. April 2018.
- ^ a b Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Taunggoke Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ရေကြည်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Taungup Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Ann and Taungup designated as districts". Development Media Group. 8 March 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nay Pyi Taw (December 2015). "Annual Hospital Statistics Report 2013" (PDF). Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health. p. 138.
External links
edit- Toungup Township - Rakhine State (PDF) (Map). Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU). 3 May 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2016.
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