| Taungup | |
| Other Name: | Toungup |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map: | Myanmar |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Myanmar |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thandwe District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Taungup Township |
| Population: | 28,652[1] |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 18.85°N 108°W |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | +6:30 |
Taungup, Toungup, or Toungok (Burmese: တောင်ကုတ်မြို့) is the principal town of the Taungup Township in Rakhine State in the westernmost part of Myanmar. The population is 28,652 as of 2014, while Taungup Township's population is 114,437. Taungup is the location of Taungup University, one of two universities in Rakhine.[2]
Taungup received 29.1 inches of rainfall on 21 July 2011, a record breaking amount that caused severe flooding.[3] [4]
During the Myanmar civil war, the Arakan Army attacked the town, causing clashes around the Taungup University.[5]