Sittwe District
Sittwe 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) formerly known as Akyab District is a district of Rakhine State, in western Myanmar. Its administrative center Sittwe serves as the capital of Rakhine State.
Administrative divisions
Sittwe District consists of the following townships:[1]
Sittwe District also formerly contained the following townships, which were split off to become Mrauk-U District:
Demographics
According to the 2014 census, the district had a population of 537,300 people, of whom 250,712 were men and 286,588 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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