Buthidaung

Busidaung
ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့
Town
Buthidaung
Buthidaung in 2016
Busidaung
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 20°52′08″N 92°31′41″E / 20.8690°N 92.528°E / 20.8690; 92.528
Country Myanmar
Division Rakhine State
DistrictMaungdaw District
TownshipButhidaung Township
Population
 (2021)
  Total
55,545
  Ethnicities
93% Rohingya
6% Rakhine
<1% Others
  Religions
Islam
Buddhism
Hindus
Others
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)
Area code(s)42, 43

Buthidaung (Burmese: ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့; MLCTS: bu:si:taung mrui., pronounced [búðídàʊɰ̃ mjo̰]) is a town in Rakhine State, in the westernmost part of Myanmar (Burma). It is the administrative seat of the Buthidaung Township. Buthidaung lies on the west bank of the Mayu river, and experienced severe flooding in June 2010 and July 2011. Buthidaung is 16 miles east from Maungdaw. The two towns are connected by two tunnels through the Mayu mountains that were built in 1918.