Taungup or Toungup Township ( my, တောင်ကုတ်မြို့နယ်) is a coastal
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Thandwe District
Thandwe District ( my, သံတွဲခရိုင်) is a district of Rakhine State in western Myanmar. The capital is Thandwe. As of 2015 it had a population of 357,840.
Townships
The district contains the following townships:
*Thandwe To ...
in the
Rakhine State
Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east, the Bay of Ben ...
of
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 Wells explai ...
. The
administrative centre and principal town is
Toungup
Taungup, Toungup or Toungok ( my, တောင်ကုတ်မြို့) is a principal town of the Taungup Township in the Rakhine State of westernmost part of Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: ...
. The only other town is
Ma-Ei.
[Ma-Ei has a sixteen bed hospital. ]
Principle villages include:
* 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 (Golden Hill Village)
Pauk Inn Village(Golden Hill )
External links
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Townships of Rakhine State
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