Rakhine State has an area of 36,762 square kilometres and its capital is Sittwe.
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10 Facts About Rakhine State
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Term Rakhine State is believed to have been derived from the Pali word Rakkhapura, meaning "Land of Ogres", possibly a pejorative referring to the original Australoid inhabitants.
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In 1824, the first Anglo-Burmese war erupted and in 1826, Rakhine State was ceded to the British East India Company as war reparations by the Burmese.
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Rakhine State thus became part of the province of Burma in British India.
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Rakhine State was the centre of multiple insurgencies which fought against British rule, notably led by the monks U Ottama and U Seinda.
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In 1948, Rakhine State became a division within the Union of Burma, and the three districts became Arakan Division.
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Since 2010, Rakhine state has had two chief ministers: Hla Maung Tin and Major General Maung Maung Ohn.
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Two speakers of the event-Aye Maung, a prominent Rakhine State politician, was charged under section 17 of Unlawful Associations Act and Sections 121 and 505 of the Penal Code, which relate to high treason and incitement and Wai Hun Aung, a Sittwe-based activist, was filed with public mischief charges under the Penal Code.
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Ethnic Rakhine State make up the majority, followed by a considerable population of Rohingya Muslims.
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The entire Rakhine State has fewer hospital beds than the Yangon General Hospital.
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