Mrauk-U District
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Mrauk-U District ({{langx|my|မြောက်ဦးခရိုင်}}) is a district of Rakhine State, Myanmar. Its administrative center is the city of Mrauk-U.
History
Mrauk-U District was created when it was split off from Sittwe District.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
On December 28, 2023, during the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), the Brotherhood Alliance claimed they had seized the district's police station from the military junta. Junta forces reportedly responded with air and artillery strikes to defend the police station and the junta’s Thu Taw Ma military base.{{Cite news |date=December 28, 2023 |title=AA Seizes Mrauk-U Police Station as Myanmar Junta Pounds Rakhine Heritage, Civilians |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/aa-seizes-mrauk-u-police-station-as-myanmar-junta-pounds-rakhine-heritage-civilians.html |access-date=2024-04-10 |work=The Irrawaddy|author=Hein Htoo Zan}}
Geography
Twenty-five mountains have been officially named in Mrauk-U. Kema Taung is the highest place in this district. Yulin Jung is the most prominent mountain.{{Cite web |title=Mrauk-U District Mountains |url=https://peakvisor.com/adm/mrauk-u-district.html |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=PeakVisor |language=en}}
Administrative divisions
Mrauk-U District is administratively divided into four townships:
Economy and development
According to a 2016 report by ReliefWeb, all villages in Mrauk-U District suffer from "widespread underdevelopment".{{sfn| ReliefWeb|2016|page=11}}
Demographics
According to the 2014 census, the district had a population of 668,634 people, of whom 310,622 were men and 358,012 were women.{{cite web|date= 26 August 2014|title= Provisional Results Census 26 August 2014 FINAL|publisher= ပြည်သူ့အင်အားဦးစီးဌာန|page= 30|url= http://www.dop.gov.mm/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Census_Provisional_Results_2014_ENG1.pdf|access-date= February 26, 2015|archive-date= 12 September 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140912105647/http://www.dop.gov.mm/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Census_Provisional_Results_2014_ENG1.pdf|url-status= dead}} The district is home to multiple ethnic groups, generally split between ethnic Rakhines and Muslims, but also including minorities of Hindus, Chin, and Maramargyi.{{sfn|ReliefWeb|2016|page=11}} Perceived communal relations have improved in the district in recent years.{{sfn|ReliefWeb|2016|page=31}}
References
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Bibliography
- {{Cite report |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/myanmar/early-recovery-multi-sector-assessment-mrauk-u-district |title=Early Recovery Multi-Sector Assessment of Mrauk-U District - Myanmar | work=ReliefWeb |language=en|date=31 March 2016|ref = {{harvid|ReliefWeb|2016}}}}
{{Rakhine State}}
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