Taungup

Taungup or Toungup or Toungok (Burmese: တောင်ကုတ်မြို့) is a principal town of the Taungup Township in the Rakhine State of westernmost part of Myanmar. It got 29.1 inches of rainfall on 21 July 2011.^[1] It was record breaking and there was severe flooding.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/227newsn.pdf Page 15 "Weather Forecast for 22nd July, 2011"
↑ mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/5650-seven-townships-in-arakan-state-flooded-by-record-heavy-rain.html

Coordinates: 18°51′N 94°14′E / 18.850°N 94.233°E / 18.850; 94.233

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

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