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Taungup Toungup
Town
TaungupLocation within Myanmar
Coordinates: 18°51′N 94°14′E / 18.850°N 94.233°E / 18.850; 94.233
Country	Myanmar
State	Rakhine State
District	Thandwe District
Township	Taungup Township
Population	28,652
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MST)

Taungup, Toungup, or Toungok (Burmese: တောင်ကုတ်မြို့) is the principal town of the Taungup Township in Rakhine State in the westernmost part of Myanmar. The population is 28,652 as of 2014, while Taungup Township's population is 114,437. Taungup is the location of Taungup University, one of two universities in Rakhine.

Taungup received 29.1 inches of rainfall on 21 July 2011, a record breaking amount that caused severe flooding.

During the Myanmar civil war, the Arakan Army attacked the town, causing clashes around the Taungup University. On 14 December 2024, AA captured the town.

References

1. ^ Census Report (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Taungup: Department of Population Ministry of Immigration and Population. April 2018.
2. "SAC member, Union ministers attend opening ceremony of Taungup University - Global New Light of Myanmar". 28 January 2022.
3. http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/227newsn.pdf Page 15 "Weather Forecast for 22nd July, 2011"
4. mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/5650-seven-townships-in-arakan-state-flooded-by-record-heavy-rain.html
5. "AA Launches Offensive to Capture Tanungup". Burma News International. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
6. Rakhine Rebels Take Complete Control of Taungup Township The Irrawaddy. December 14, 2024

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

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