Thandwe District

Thandwe District (Burmese: သံတွဲခရိုင်, Thandwàe Hkăyaing, formerly known as Sandoway District) is a district of Rakhine State in Myanmar, and is bordered by Kyaukphyu District to the north, Aunglan District of the Magway Region and Pyay District of the Bago Region to the east, and Hinthada District and Pathein District of the Ayeyarwady Region to the east and south. It also has a coast on the Bay of Bengal.

The capital is Thandwe, which is located in the centre of the district, near the coast. The district has a population of 467,028 people. The town of Toungup is also located here.

Geography
Thandwe District is situated on a coastal plain between the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Rakhine Mountains to the east. The coast is made up of peninsulas, marshlands, and beaches. The island of Nantha Kyun is located about 40km off the coast.

Transport
There is one main north-south road between the town of Yegyi in Pathein District in the south to Ann in Kyaukpyu District in the north, as well as a road over the Rakhike Mountains that connects Toungup to Pyay.