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Rathedaung ရသေ့တောင်မြို့
RathedaungLocation in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 20°29′00″N 92°45′00″E / 20.48333°N 92.75000°E / 20.48333; 92.75000
Country	Myanmar
Division	Rakhine State
District8	Sittwe District
Township	Rathedaung Township
Population
• Total	7,511
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)
Area code(s)	42, 43

Rathedaung (Burmese: ရသေ့တောင်မြို့) is the administrative town of Rathedaung Township in Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). It is situated beside the Mayu River and is located 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Sittwe. The town is split into four quarters; Taung Ran Tan and Chaung Wa are the northeast and southeast quarters respectively. There is one high school in Rathedaung, located in the Taun Ran Tan quarter. Most people in Ratheduang are farmers or fishermen by profession.

The town was captured by the Arakan Army from the Tatmadaw on 17 March 2024 following two weeks of fighting.

References

1. "Myanmar's Junta Loses Another Town to Arkan Army in Rakhine State".

External links

• 20° 29' 0" North, 92° 45' 0" East Satellite map at Maplandia.com

v t e Rakhine State
Capital: Sittwe
Kyaukpyu District	Ann Township Kyaukpyu Township Manaung Township Ramree Township
Maungdaw District	Buthidaung Township Maungdaw Township
Sittwe District	Pauktaw Township Ponnagyun Township Rathedaung Township Sittwe Township
Thandwe District	Thandwe Township Toungup Township Gwa Township Maei Subtownship Kyeintali Subtownship
Mrauk-U District	Kyauktaw Township Minbya Township Mrauk-U Township Myebon Township
Main cities and towns	Sittwe Ann Buthidaung Gwa Kyaukphyu Kyauktaw Kyeintali Manaung Maungdaw Minbya Mrauk U Myebon Pauktaw Ponnagyun Ramree Rathedaung Thandwe Toungup

20°29′N 92°45′E / 20.483°N 92.750°E / 20.483; 92.750

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