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Buthidaung ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့ | |
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Town | |
_-_panoramio_-_mohigan.jpg) Buthidaung in 2016 | |
  Buthidaung Location in Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Coordinates:20°52′08″N92°31′41″E / 20.8690°N 92.528°E /20.8690; 92.528 | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division |  Rakhine State |
| District | Maungdaw District |
| Township | Buthidaung Township |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 55,545[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
| Area codes | 42, 43 |
Buthidaung (Burmese:ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့,MLCTS:bu:si:taung mrui.,pronounced[búðídàʊɰ̃mjo̰]) is atown inRakhine State, in the westernmost part ofMyanmar (Burma). It is the administrative seat of theButhidaung Township. Buthidaung lies on the west bank of theMayu river, and experienced severe flooding in June 2010 and July 2011.[2] Buthidaung is 16 miles east fromMaungdaw. The two towns are connected by two tunnels through the Mayu mountains that were built in 1918.
Buthidaung is one of the 16 towns in Rakhine State. Buthidaung is situated about 16 miles from Maungdaw, and similarly to this town has no train station or airport.
Buthidaung was the birthplace of KingMin Razagyi.
Buthidaung has a majorityRohingya population, of which many have fled since the2012 Rakhine State riots. Buthidaung has the second largest population of Rohingya after Maungdaw.
During the2016–17 Northern Rakhine State clashes, three police stations in Buthidaung were reportedly surrounded by Rohingya insurgents.[3] As a result of the clashes in Buthidaung and much of the surrounding area, many Rohingyas have left their homes.[4]
On 18 May 2024, the town was captured by theArakan Army duringits Rakhine State offensive.[5]
A Buthidaung-based reporter, citing police sources directly involved in events, said three police posts in northern Buthidaung had been surrounded by Rohingya insurgents.
Capital:Sittwe | ||
| Ann District |   | |
| Kyaukpyu District | ||
| Maungdaw District | ||
| Sittwe District | ||
| Taungup District | ||
| Thandwe District | ||
| Mrauk-U District | ||
| Main cities and towns | ||
20°52′N92°32′E / 20.867°N 92.533°E /20.867; 92.533
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