Pauktaw Township

Pauktaw Township is a township of in the of . The principal town is which has changed hands between the Arakan Army and the Tatmadaw military junta during the ongoing civil war.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 181,000 residents
  • Description: township in Rakhine State, Burma
  • Also known as: “Pauktaw township”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pauktaw.

Town
is the principal town of Township in in , . On 16 November 2023 the town was briefly captured by the Arakan Army during the ongoing civil war, following the resumption of hostilities after the ceasefire between the AA and the Tatmadaw military junta broke down.

Pauktaw Township

Latitude
20.1862° or 20° 11′ 11″ north
Longitude
93.0643° or 93° 3′ 52″ east
Population
181,000
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
7MGM53P7+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 281601237
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
11154182
Wiki­data ID
Q7148891
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Swedish—“Pauktaw Township” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ပေါက်တော”
  • Burmese: “ပေါက်တောမြို့နယ်”
  • Chinese: “包多鎮區”
  • Chinese: “包多镇区”
  • French: “Canton de Pauktaw”
  • Ido: “Komono Pauktaw”
  • Rakhine: “ပေါက်တောမြို့နယ်”
  • Shan: “ၸႄႈဝဵင်းပွၵ်ႉတေႃး”
  • Shan: “ပွၵ်ႉတေႃး၊ ၸႄႈဝဵင်း”
  • Swedish: “Pauktaw”

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