Maungdaw District

Maungdaw District (Burmese: မောင်တောခရိုင်, Maungdàw Hkăyaing) is a district of Rakhine in western Myanmar, and is bordered by Bangladesh to the west and north, Sittwe District to the southeast, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest. It is the westernmost district in Myanmar.

The capital is Maungdaw, which is located in the west of the district near the Naf River which forms the border with Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi town of Teknaf is located on the other side. The district has a population of 102,147 people.

Geography
Maungdaw district is made up of plains that are seperated by ridges of hills. The coast on the Bay of Bengal has several beaches with the potential of being a tourist area. The southernmost point of the district is a peninsula where the town of Ma Gyi Chaung is located.

Transport
There is one road that connects to Rathedaung in Sittwe District. The town of Maungdaw has a ferry service to Teknaf across the river in Bangladesh.