Rakhine State - Administration

Administration

Rakhine State consists of four districts, as below, showing areas and officially estimated populations in 2002:

• Sittwe (12,504 km2; 1,099,568 people)
• Maungdaw (3,538 km2; 763,844 people)
• Kyaukphyu (9,984 km2; 458,244 people)
• Thandwe (10,753 km2; 296,736 people)
• Total Rakhine State: 36,778 km2; 2,915,000 people

Combined, these districts have a total of 17 townships and 1,164 village-tracts. Sittwe is the capital of the state.