Buthidaung Township

Buthidaung Township
ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့နယ်
Location in Maungdaw district (in red)
Location in Maungdaw district (in red)
Coordinates: 21°02′N 92°35′E / 21.033°N 92.583°E / 21.033; 92.583
Country Myanmar
DivisionRakhine State
DistrictMaungdaw
CapitalButhidaung
Population
 (2014)
55,545[1]
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Buthidaung Township (Burmese: ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့နယ် [búðídàʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township of Maungdaw District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar (Burma). The principal town and administrative seat is Buthidaung.

The ratio of Rohingya to Rakhine nationals in Maungtaw and Buthidaung has become 94:6 in 2012.[2]

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.[3]

  1. ^ "Buthidaung (Township, Myanmar) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/18newsn.pdf[permanent dead link] Page 9 Col 2
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-09-02. Retrieved 2014-10-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Page 7 Column 2