Maei Subtownship

Maei Subtownship
မအီမြို့နယ်ခွဲ
Subtownship
Location in Taungup District
Location in Taungup District
Coordinates: 19°17′10″N 94°09′40″E / 19.286°N 94.161°E / 19.286; 94.161
Country Myanmar
StateRakhine State
DistrictTaungup District
TownshipTaungup Township
CapitalMaei
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total
43,904
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Maei Subtownship (Burmese: မအီမြို့နယ်ခွဲ, MAH-ee MYOH-neh-kweh) is an unofficial subdivision of Taungup Township, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Government offices of Maei Subtownship are located in Toungup.[2] In 2014, the subtownship had a population of 43,904 people.[1] Its principal town is Maei, located on the northern border of the township with Ann Township.[3]

There is a 120,000 acre rubber concession between Maei Subtownship and neighbouring Taungup Township.[4]

In 2022, Taungup Township was split from Thandwe District to create the new Taungup District, moving Ma-ei into the new district.[5]

In 2023, Chinese surveyors, guarded by junta police, worked on a railway within the subtownship to connect Maei and Ann, Myanmar as part of the China–Myanmar Economic Corridor[6] Later the subtownship was captured by the Arakan Army during the Rakhine offensive in mid-2024. By October the subtownship was used to encircle the junta's Western Regional Military Command headquarters in Ann.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 Ministry of Immigration, Labor and Population. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Ma-ei Sub-township Report. Open Development Laos (Report). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Community Based ECCD Centres in Toungup Township (PDF) (Map). Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU). 25 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Woods, Kevin (December 2012). The Political Ecology of Rubber Production in Myanmar: An Overview (PDF) (Report). Yangon. p. 22.
  5. ↑ "ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်အတွင်းရှိ ခရိုင်အမည်များ တိုးချဲ့ပြင်ဆင်ဖွဲ့စည်းခြင်" [Constitution and Names of Expanded Districts in Rakhine State]. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "China Begins Surveys for Railway to Myanmar's Indian Ocean". 21 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Arakan Army Encircle Myanmar Junta Western Command in Rakhine State". South Asia Journal. 28 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Ma Ei town Liberated from junta forces, AA conducts landmine clearance operations". Narinjara. 22 February 2024.
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