Maday Island

Maday Island
Native name: မဒေးကျွန်း
	Maday Island
Geography
Location	Indian Ocean
Coordinates	19°21′32″N 93°39′19″E / 19.35898143524159°N 93.65520548017494°E
Adjacent to	Bay of Bengal
Administration
	Myanmar
State	Rakhine
District	Kyaukpyu
Township	Kyaukpyu
Demographics
Population	(3,000)
Languages	Rakhine; Burmese;
Ethnic groups	Rakhine
Additional information
Time zone	MST (UTC+6.30);

Made Island (Burmese: မဒေးကျွန်း, also spelt Maday, Ma De, or Ma Day) is an island off Kyaukphyu, in Rakhine State, Myanmar. The island is the site of a deep seawater port being constructed as part of the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone. The island is home to four villages (including Ywama, Pyein, and Kyauktan),^[1] 700 homes, and 3,000 people.^[2] Most villagers engage in fishing, although recent development projects have forced fishermen to give up their fisheries, because the movement of tankers prevents fishing.^[3]^[2]

^ Moe Myint (2017-07-18). "Reporter's Notebook: Has China's Pipeline Project Benefited Maday Island Locals?". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
^ ^a ^b "Myanmar: Kyaukphyu deep-sea port poses challenges for Maday Islanders and local fisheries". ICSF. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
^ Yan Naing (2022-09-13). "Guest Column | China-backed Port in Western Myanmar Depriving Locals of Land and Jobs". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-03-08.

[:0-1] Moe Myint (2017-07-18). "Reporter's Notebook: Has China's Pipeline Project Benefited Maday Island Locals?". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-03-07.

[:1-2] "Myanmar: Kyaukphyu deep-sea port poses challenges for Maday Islanders and local fisheries". ICSF. Retrieved 2023-03-07.

[3] Yan Naing (2022-09-13). "Guest Column | China-backed Port in Western Myanmar Depriving Locals of Land and Jobs". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-03-08.

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