Rathedaung

Rathedaung ရသေ့တောင်မြို့
Rathedaung Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 20°29′00″N 92°45′00″E / 20.48333°N 92.75000°E / 20.48333; 92.75000
Country	Myanmar
Division	Rakhine State
District	Sittwe District
Township	Rathedaung Township
Population (2014)
• Total	7,511
Time zone	MMT (UTC+6.30)
Area code(s)	42, 43

Rathedaung (Burmese: ရသေ့တောင်မြို့) is the administrative town of Rathedaung Township in the Rakhine State of westernmost part of Myanmar (Burma). It is 65 kilometers (40 miles) north of Sittwe.

There were at least 12 casualties in Rathedaung Township during communal clashes of June 2012. Two were Muslims and ten were Buddhists.

Coordinates: 20°29′N 92°45′E / 20.483°N 92.750°E / 20.483; 92.750

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