Buthidaung

Buthidaung (Burmese: ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့; MLCTS: bu:si:taung mrui., pronounced: [búðídàʊɴ mjo̰]) is a town in the Rakhine State in the westernmost part of Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Buthidaung Township. Buthidaung lies on the west bank of the Mayu river, and experienced severe flooding in June of 2010 and July of 2011.^[1] Buthidaung is 16 miles away from Maungdaw. The two towns are connected by two tunnels through the May Yu mountains that were built in 1918.

References

↑ mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/5650-seven-townships-in-arakan-state-flooded-by-record-heavy-rain.html

External links

Satellite map at Maplandia.com

Rakhine State

Capital: Sittwe

Sittwe District	Sittwe Township Ponnagyun Township Mrauk-U Township Kyauktaw Township Minbya Township Myebon Township Pauktaw Township Rathedaung Township

Maungdaw District	Maungdaw Township Buthidaung Township

Kyaukpyu District	Kyaukpyu Township Manaung Township Ramree Township Ann Township

Thandwe District	Thandwe Township Toungup Township Gwa Township

Main cities and towns	Sittwe Ponnagyun Mrauk-U Kyauktaw Minbya Myebon Pauktaw Rathedaung Maungdaw Buthidaung Kyaukpyu Manaung Ramree Ann Thandwe Toungup Gwa

Coordinates: 20°52′N 92°32′E / 20.867°N 92.533°E / 20.867; 92.533

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