Official Name: | Buthidaung Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Rakhine State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Maungdaw |
Seat: | Buthidaung |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population: | 55,545[1] |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 21.0333°N 127°W |
Timezone: | MMT |
Utc Offset: | +6:30 |
Buthidaung Township (Burmese: ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့နယ် in Burmese pronounced as /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]