Minbya ((Burmese: မင်းပြားမြို့, pronounced [mɪ́ɰ̃bjá mjo̰], also spelt Mongbra after Arakanese pronunciation) is a town in Rakhine State, in the westernmost part of Myanmar (Burma).

[citation needed] During the civil war in Myanmar, Minbya was a center of heavy fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army.

In 2014, Buddhist monks who are also scholars at various universities of India opened a center for young students called The Light Of Mizzima.

The center offers computer and English courses for one year and provide scholarship for outstanding students.

[3] On 12 November 2011, all 567 permanent shops of the Minbya central market were destroyed in a fire accident.