Buthidaung Township ( my, ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့နယ် ) is a
township
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of
Maungdaw District
Maungdaw District ( my, 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 ...
in the
Rakhine State
Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady R ...
of
Myanmar
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(Burma). The principal town and
administrative seat
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is
Buthidaung
Buthidaung (, ) is a town in Rakhine State, in 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 ...
.
The ratio of Rohingya to Rakhine nationals in Maungtaw and Buthidaung has become 94:6 in 2012.
There are three high schools, one high school, three middle schools, three middle schools (branches), 20 postprimary schools and 122 primary schools in 2010–11.
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External links
"Buthidaung Township - Rakhine State"map, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
"Buthidaung Google Satellite Map"Maplandia
References
Townships of Rakhine State
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