Thandwe

Thandwe
သံတွဲမြို့
Town
Thandwe
Thandwe is located in Myanmar
Thandwe
Thandwe
Coordinates: 18°27′54.41″N 94°21′59.54″E / 18.4651139°N 94.3665389°E / 18.4651139; 94.3665389
Country Myanmar
State Rakhine State
TownshipThandwe
TownThandwe
Founded byVasudeva
Area
 • Town
3,522.798 km2 (1,360.160 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Town
133,484[1]
 • Urban
14,327
Time zoneUTC6:30 (MST)
Postal code
0717x
Calling code4365
Artist rendition of Sandoway in the late 1800s

Thandwe ("Thandway" in Arakanese; Burmese: သံတွဲမြို့; MLCTS: samtwai: mrui. [θàɰ̃dwɛ́ mjo̰]; formerly Sandoway), historically called Dwaraddy, is a town and major seaport in Rakhine State, the westernmost part of Myanmar.

  1. ^ "Population of Myanmar". Ministry of Immigration and Population (Myanmar) (in Burmese). 2014-03-29. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 9 April 2016.