Mrauk-U Township
Mrauk-U Township is a township of Mrauk-U District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. 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.- Type: Locality with 220,000 residents
- Description: township in Rakhine State, Burma
- Also known as: “Mrauk-U” and “Mrauk-U township”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shit-thaung Temple and Htukkanthein Temple.
Shit-thaung Temple
Buddhist temple
The Shaitthaung Temple, also spelled Shitthaung according to Standard Burmese pronunciation, is a Buddhist temple in Mrauk U. The name means 'Temple of 80,000 Buddha Images', and is also known as the 'Temple of Victory'. Shit-thaung Temple is situated 2 miles southeast of Mrauk-U Township.
Htukkanthein Temple
Buddhist temple
Htukkanthein is one of the most famous Buddhist temples in the ancient Arakanese city of Mrauk U, in Rakhine State, Western Myanmar. The name means "Cross-Beam Ordination Hall". Htukkanthein Temple is situated 2 miles southeast of Mrauk-U Township.
Andaw Thein
Buddhist temple
Andaw Thein is a Buddhist temple in Mrauk U located at the northeast corner of the Shite-thaung Temple. The name means 'Tooth Shrine'. It contains a tooth relic of the Buddha brought over from Sri Lanka. Andaw Thein is situated 2 miles southeast of Mrauk-U Township.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mrauk U.
Mrauk U
Mrauk U is a town in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. It is the capital of Mrauk-U Township, a subregion of the Mrauk-U District. Mrauk U is culturally significant for the local Rakhine people and is the location of many important archeological sites.
Mrauk-U Township
- Category: township of Myanmar
- Location: Mrauk-U, Rakhine, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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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
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Thai—“Mrauk-U Township” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “မြောက်ဦး”
- Burmese: “မြောက်ဦးမြို့နယ်”
- Chinese: “妙乌镇区”
- Chinese: “妙烏鎮區”
- Chinese: “謬杭鎮區”
- Chinese: “谬杭镇区”
- 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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