Pauktaw

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| settlement_type = Town

| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|my|ပေါက်တောမြို့}}}}

| official_name = Pauktaw

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| pushpin_map = Myanmar

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Myanmar (Burma)

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Myanmar}}

| subdivision_type1 = Division

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Rakhine State}}

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Sittwe District

| subdivision_type3 = Township

| subdivision_name3 = Pauktaw Township

| unit_pref = Imperial

| area_total_km2 = 0.36

| population = 19,157

| population_as_of = 2019

| population_footnotes = {{cite report |author=Myanmar Information Management Unit |date=September 2019 |title=Pauktaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya|script-title=my:ပေါက်တောနော်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ|trans-title=Pantanaw Township Regional Information |url=https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/TspProfiles_GAD_Pauktaw_2019_MMR.pdf |publisher=MIMU |access-date=16 November 2023}}

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| coordinates = {{coord|20|12|46|N|93|7|51|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}}

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| timezone = MMT

| utc_offset = +06:30

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Pauktaw ({{langx|my|ပေါက်တောမြို့}}) is the principal town of Pauktaw Township in Sittwe District in Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma).

On 16 November 2023 the town was briefly captured by the Arakan Army (AA) during the ongoing civil war, following the resumption of hostilities after the ceasefire between the AA and the Tatmadaw military junta broke down.{{Cite web |author=Hein Htoo Zan |date=2023-11-16 |title=AA Captures Town in Rakhine, Prompting Bombardment by Myanmar Military |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/aa-captures-town-in-rakhine-prompting-bombardment-by-myanmar-military.html |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}} Following heavy bombardment by air and sea, the military retook the town a day later.{{Cite web |date=17 November 2023 |title=Myanmar junta retakes town captured by AA near Rakhine capital |url=https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-junta-retakes-town-captured-by-aa-near-rakhine-capital/ |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=Myanmar Now}} However, the AA again captured the town on 24 January 2024.{{Cite web |date=25 January 2024 |title=Arakan Army Captures Key Town From Junta in Myanmar’s Rakhine State |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/arakan-army-captures-key-town-from-junta-in-myanmars-rakhine-state.html |website=The Irrawaddy}}