Taungup

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Taungup

|native_name =

|other_name = Taunggoke

|pushpin_label_position = bottom

|pushpin_map = Myanmar

|pushpin_map_caption = Location within Myanmar

|settlement_type = Town

|image_skyline = Toungup MMR012016701, Myanmar (Burma) - panoramio (4).jpg

|image_map =

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{Flag|Myanmar}}

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Rakhine State}}

|subdivision_type2 = District

|subdivision_name2 = Taungup District

|subdivision_type3 = Township

|subdivision_name3 = Taungup Township

|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_total_sq_mi = 1.425

|population = 26854

|population_as_of = 2019

|population_footnotes ={{cite report |author=Myanmar Information Management Unit |date=September 2019 |title=Taunggoke Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya|script-title=my:ရေကြည်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ|trans-title=Taungup Township Regional Information |url=https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/TspProfiles_GAD_Taungup_2019_MMR.pdf |publisher=MIMU |access-date=December 22, 2024}}

|population_density_km2 = auto

|coordinates= {{coord|18|51|N|94|14|E|display=title|region:MM_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}

|timezone = MMT

|utc_offset = +6:30

|website =

}}

Taungup, Toungup, or Taunggoke ({{langx|my|တောင်ကုတ်မြို့}}) is the principal town of the Taungup Township and Taunggup District in Rakhine State, western Myanmar. In 2014, the town had a population of 28,652.{{cite report|title=Census Report|publisher=Department of Population Ministry of Immigration and Population|location=Taungup|date=April 2018|series=2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census|url=https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/TspProfiles_Census_Taungup_2014_ENG.pdf}} In 2019, the population was lower at only 26,854 people.

Taungup is the location of Taunggoke University, one of two universities in Rakhine.{{cite web | url=https://www.gnlm.com.mm/sac-member-union-ministers-attend-opening-ceremony-of-taungup-university/ | title=SAC member, Union ministers attend opening ceremony of Taungup University - Global New Light of Myanmar | date=28 January 2022 }} The university is officially called Taunggoke Degree College.{{cite web |title=Background History |url=http://www.tkuni.edu.mm/?lang=en |website=Taung Goke University |lang=en}}