Buthidaung Township

Buthidaung Township
ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့နယ်
Township
Location of Buthidaung Township (red) in Maungdaw District
Location of Buthidaung Township (red) in Maungdaw District
Coordinates: 21°02′N 92°35′E / 21.033°N 92.583°E / 21.033; 92.583
Country Myanmar
State Rakhine
DistrictMaungdaw
CapitalButhidaung
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
206,000
 • Ethnicities
70% Rohingya
25% Rakhine
5% Others
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Buthidaung Township (Rakhine and Burmese: ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့နယ်; Burmese: [búðídàʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township of Maungdaw District in Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). The administrative seat is located in Buthidaung.

The Sai Din Waterfall, which is the largest and highest waterfall in Rakhine state, is located in the Buthidaung township.[2]

Demographics

As of 2024, the township has an estimated population of 206,000 people. The majority of the population are ethnically Rohingya, comprising approximately 70% of the residents, while 25% are Rakhines and the rest are other groups such as Bengali Hindus, Chins, and Khumis.[1]

Education

In 2010–11, there were three high schools, one high school, three middle schools, three middle schools (branches), 20 post-primary schools, and 122 primary schools.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bhattacharyya, Rajeev (8 October 2024). "Investigation: What Happened at Buthidaung Town in Myanmar's Rakhine State?". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "ဘူးသီးတောင်ရှိ စိုင်းတင်ရေတံခွန်သို့ လာရောက်လည်ပတ်သူ ယခင်နှစ်ထက် ၂ ဆခန့်ပိုများလာ". burmese.narinjara.com (in Burmese). Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "The New Light of Myanmar, Volume XII, Number 139" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Page 7 Column 2

21°02′N 92°35′E / 21.033°N 92.583°E / 21.033; 92.583

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