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Taungup

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Taungup, Toungup, or Taunggoke () is the principal town of the Taungup Township and Taunggup District in Rakhine State, western Myanmar. In 2014, the town had a population of 28,652. In 2019, the population was lower at only 26,854 people.

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Locality
တောင်ကုတ်
Region
ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်
Country
မြန်မာ
Population
26,854
Timezone
Asia/Yangon

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Instance of
human settlement
Country
Myanmar
Time zone
UTC+06:30
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Toungup MMR012016701, Myanmar (Burma) - panoramio (4).jpg
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Taungup, Toungup, or Taunggoke () is the principal town of the Taungup Township and Taunggup District in Rakhine State, western Myanmar. In 2014, the town had a population of 28,652. In 2019, the population was lower at only 26,854 people.

Taungup is the location of Taunggoke University, one of two universities in Rakhine. The university is officially called Taunggoke Degree College.

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