Taungup
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.
References
- ^ Census Report (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Taungup: Department of Population Ministry of Immigration and Population. April 2018.
- ^ "SAC member, Union ministers attend opening ceremony of Taungup University - Global New Light of Myanmar". 28 January 2022.
- ^ 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
- ^ "AA Launches Offensive to Capture Tanungup". Burma News International. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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