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Kyaukphyu District (Burmese:ကျောက်ဖြူခရိုင်, also speltKyaukpyu District) is adistrict ofRakhine State in westernMyanmar. The town ofKyaukphyu is the capital of the district.
The name Kyaukpyu (lit. "white rock") is theBurmese pronunciation. In the localRangbre pronunciation of the natives of Kyaukpyu and in standardArakanese, the district's name is pronounced "Kyaukpru".
Kyaukpyu is a district in the Arakan division of Lower Burma, on the eastern coast of theBay of Bengal. It consists of, first, a strip of mainland along the Bay of Bengal, extending from the An pass, across the main range, to the Ma-ī River, and, secondly, the large islands ofRamree andCheduba, with many others to the south, lying off the coast ofSandoway. The mainland in the north and east is highly mountainous and forest-clad, and the lower portion is cut up into numerous islands by a network of tidal creeks. Between the mainland and Ramree lies a group of islands separated by deep, narrow, salt-water inlets, forming the north-eastern shore of Kyaukpyu harbour, which extends for nearly 30 m. along Ramree in a south-easterly direction, and has an average breadth of 3 m. The principal mountains are theArakan Mountains, which send out spurs and sub-spurs almost to the sea-coast. The An pass, an important trade route, rises to a height of 4664 ft. above sea-level. The Dha-let and the An rivers are navigable by large boats for 25 and 45 m. respectively. Above these distances they are mere mountain torrents. Large forests of valuable timber cover an area of about 650 sq. m. Kyaukpyu contains numerous “mud volcanoes,” from which marsh gas is frequently discharged, with occasional issue of flame. The largest of these is situated in the centre ofCheduba Island.
Area 4387 sq. m.; pop. (1901), 168,827, showing an increase in the decade of 2.3%.[1]
Earth-oil wells exist in several places in the district. The oil when brought to the surface has the appearance of a whitish-blue water, which gives out brilliant straw-coloured rays, and emits a strong pungent odour. Limestone, iron and coal are also found.
In 2022, two townships formerly part of Kyaukphyu District were split off new districts.Ann Township became part ofAnn District andManaung Township became part ofTaungup District.[2]
Currently, the district contains the followingtownships:
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kyaukpyu".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 958.Capital:Sittwe | ||
| Ann District |   | |
| Kyaukpyu District | ||
| Maungdaw District | ||
| Sittwe District | ||
| Taungup District | ||
| Thandwe District | ||
| Mrauk-U District | ||
| Main cities and towns | ||
20°00′N94°00′E / 20.000°N 94.000°E /20.000; 94.000
