Ramree Township

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Ramree Township
ရမ်းဗြဲမြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Kyaukphyu district
Location in Kyaukphyu district
Country Myanmar
State Rakhine State
DistrictKyaukphyu District
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
97,891
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Ramree Township (Burmese: ရမ်းဗြဲမြို့နယ်) is a township of Kyaukpyu District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Ramree, situated on Ramree Island. The Burmese pronunciation of Ramree is Yangbye Myo.[1] The island has over 300 villages and the principal town is Yanbye (Ramree). The island's streams empty into the Bay of Bengal.

The township consists of six urban wards, fifty-one village tracts and 217 villages. According to 2018-2019 population statistics, there is about 98,370 residents. The town contains various businesses, schools and healthcare facilities. Agriculture is the main economic activity, alongside fish and shrimp farming.[2]

History

The place has been labeled campaign of the Second World War during the Japanese occupation of Burma in the 1940s.

On 11 March 2024, Ramree Township was captured by the Arakan Army.[3][4]

On 8 January 2025, the Tatmadaw carried out air strikes in the Kyauk Ni Maw village of Ramree Township, killing at least 40 people and destroying around 500 homes.[5][6]

References

  1. http://www.themimu.info/docs/MIMU555v01_100813_Kyaukpyu_Ramree%20Ts-Rakhine%20State_A1.pdf Map of Kyaukpyu and Ramree Township
  2. "ရမ်းဗြဲ (သို့မဟုတ်) ရာဇဝင်ထဲကမြို့". နိုင်ငံတကာမြန်မာ့သတင်း (in Burmese). Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  3. "Arakan Army (AA) seizes 15 townships during 2-year war; fighting continues". Narinjara News. 13 November 2025. Archived from the original on 19 December 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  4. "Arakan Army captures Myanmar township bordering Chinese deep sea port". Radio Free Asia. 12 March 2024. Archived from the original on 7 June 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  5. "Myanmar: At least 43 killed and 50 injured by junta air strike in Rakhine". ReliefWeb. 10 January 2025. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  6. "At least 40 killed in Myanmar military air attack in Rakhine State, UN says". Al Jazeera. 11 January 2025. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.

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