Rathedaung
Rathedaung ရသေ့တောင်မြို့ | |
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Rathedaung Location in Myanmar (Burma) | |
Coordinates: MM 20°29′00″N 92°45′00″E / 20.48333°N 92.75000°E | |
Country | Myanmar |
Division | Rakhine State |
District | Sittwe District |
Township | Rathedaung Township |
Time zone | MMT (UTC+6.30) |
Area code(s) | 42, 43 |
Rathedaung (Burmese: ရသေ့တောင်မြို့) is the administrative town of Rathedaung Township in the Rakhine State of westernmost part of Myanmar (Burma). It is 65 kilometers (40 miles) north of Sittwe.
There were at least 12 casualties in Rathedaung Township during communal clashes of June 2012.[1] Two were Muslims and ten were Buddhists.[2]
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Coordinates: 20°29′N 92°45′E / 20.483°N 92.750°E
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