Sittwe District
District in Rakhine State, Myanmar
Sittwe District | |
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District | |
 Location in Rakhine State | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State | Rakhine State |
| Capital | Sittwe |
| Townships | 4 |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 537,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Sittwe District (Burmese: စစ်တွေခရိုင်) is a district of Rakhine State, western Myanmar. Its administrative center is Sittwe.
Administrative divisions
Sittwe District consists of the following townships:[1]
- Pauktaw Township
- Ponnagyun Township
- Rathedaung Township
- Sittwe Township
Sittwe District also formerly contained the following townships, which were split off to become Mrauk-U District:[citation needed]
Demographics
According to the 2014 census, the district had a population of 537,300 people, of whom 250,712 were men and 286,588 were women.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Provisional Results Census 26 August 2014 FINAL" (PDF). ပြည်သူ့အင်အားဦးစီးဌာန. 26 August 2014. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
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Capital: Sittwe
20°30′N 93°20′E / 20.500°N 93.333°E / 20.500; 93.333
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