Mrauk-U Township

Mrauk-U Township is a township of Mrauk-U District in the of . The principal town is Mrauk-U, which contains the township's 7 urban wards. The township additionally is divided into 96 village tracts, grouping a total of 248 villages.
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  • Type: Locality with 220,000 residents
  • Description: township in Rakhine State, Burma
  • Also known as: “Mrauk-U”, “Mrauk-U township”, “မြောက်ဦး”, “謬杭鎮區”, and “谬杭镇区”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Shit-thaung Temple and Htukkanthein Temple.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Jmhullot, CC BY 3.0.
The Shaitthaung Temple, also spelled Shitthaung… is situated 2 miles southeast of Mrauk-U Township.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Jmhullot, CC BY 3.0.
Htukkanthein is one of the most famous Buddhist… is situated 2 miles southeast of Mrauk-U Township.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Jmhullot, CC BY 3.0.
is a in located… is situated 2 miles southeast of Mrauk-U Township.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mrauk U.

Photo: Jmhullot, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in northern , .

Mrauk-U Township

Latitude
20.6264° or 20° 37′ 35″ north
Longitude
93.1779° or 93° 10′ 40″ east
Population
220,000
Elevation
108 feet (33 metres)
Open location code
7MGMJ5GH+H4
Geo­Names ID
11154344
Wiki­data ID
Q6929522
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Thai—“Mrauk-U Township” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “မြောက်ဦးမြို့နယ်”
  • Chinese: “妙乌镇区”
  • Chinese: “妙烏鎮區”
  • French: “canton de Mrauk-U”
  • French: “Canton de Mrauk-U”
  • German: “Mrauk-U Township”
  • Ido: “Komono Mrauk-U”
  • Rakhine: “မြောက်ဦးမြို့နယ်”
  • Shan: “ၸႄႈဝဵင်းမျွၵ်ႉဢူး”
  • Shan: “မျွၵ်ႉဢူး၊ ၸႄႈဝဵင်း”
  • Thai: “อำเภอมเยาะอู้”

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