Sittwe District ( my, စစ်တွေခရိုင်) is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of 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 ...
in western
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
. The capital lies at
Sittwe
Sittwe (; ; formerly Akyab) is the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). Sittwe, pronounced ''sait-tway'' in the Rakhine language, is located on an estuarial island created at the confluence of the Kaladan, Mayu, and Lay Mro rivers emptyi ...
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Administrative divisions
Sittwe District consists of the following townships:
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Pauktaw Township
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Ponnagyun Township
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Rathedaung Township
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Sittwe Township
Sittwe Township ( my, စစ်တွေမြို့နယ်) is a township of Sittwe District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Sittwe.http://www.themimu.info/docs/MIMU154v01_100810_Sittwe%20Ts-Rakhine%20State_A1.pdf Map ...
Sittwe District also consisted of the following townships, which formed to become
Mrauk-U District
Mrauk-U District ( my, မြောက်ဦးခရိုင်) is a newly created district in Rakhine State, Burma (Myanmar); which was formerly part of Sittwe District. Its administrative center is the city of Mrauk-U.
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Kyauktaw Township
Kyauktaw Township ( my, ကျောက်တော်မြို့နယ်) is a Townships of Myanmar, township of Mrauk-U District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Kyauktaw.
Townships of Rakhine State
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Mrauk-U Township
Mrauk-U Township ( my, မြောက်ဦးမြို့နယ်) is a township of Mrauk-U District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Mrauk-U
Mrauk U ( ) is a town in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. It is the capit ...
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Minbya Township
Minbya Township ( my, မင်းပြားမြို့နယ်) is a township of Mrauk-U District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Minbya
Minbya (Mongbra) ( my, မင်းပြားမြို့, ) is a town in ...
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Myebon Township
Myebon Township ( my, မြေပုံမြို့နယ်) is a Townships of Myanmar, township of Mrauk-U District in the Rakhine State of Burma, Burma (Myanmar). The principal town is Myebon. In October 2010, much of the township was devast ...
Sittwe
Districts of Myanmar
Rakhine State
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