Sittwe District () formerly known as Akyab District is a district of Rakhine State, in western Myanmar. Its administrative center Sittwe serves as the capital of Rakhine State.
Administrative divisions Sittwe District consists of the following townships:
Pauktaw Township Ponnagyun Township Rathedaung Township Sittwe Township
Demographics According to the 2014 census, the district had a population of 537,300 people, of whom 250,712 were men and 286,588 women.
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