Buthidaung (, ) is a
town in the
Rakhine State in the westernmost part of
Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of
Buthidaung Township. Buthidaung lies on the west bank of the
Mayu river, and experienced severe flooding in June of 2010 and July of 2011. Buthidaung is 16 miles away from
Maungdaw. The two towns are connected by two tunnels through the May Yu mountains that were built in 1918.