Myanmar Rakhine State

Rakhine State, formerly known as Arakan State, is a state in Myanmar. Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Chattogram Division of Bangladesh to the northwest. It is located approximately between latitudes 17°30' no…
Rakhine State, formerly known as Arakan State, is a state in Myanmar. Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Chattogram Division of Bangladesh to the northwest. It is located approximately between latitudes 17°30' north and 21°30' north and longitudes 92°10' east and 94°50' east. The Arakan Mountains or Rakhine Yoma separated Rakhine State from central Burma from North to South. Off the coast of Rakhine State there are some fairly large islands such as Ramree, Cheduba and Myingun. Rakhine State has an area of 36,762 square kilometres and its capital is Sittwe.
  • Capital: Sittwe
  • Country: Myanmar
  • Region: Lower
  • Before becoming State: Arakan Division
  • renamed as Arakan State: 3 January 1974
  • renamed as Rakhine State: 18 June 1989
  • Time zone: UTC+06:30 (MMT)
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