[citation needed] On December 28, 2023, during the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), the Brotherhood Alliance claimed they had seized the district's police station from the military junta.

[3] Mrauk-U District is administratively divided into four townships:[1] According to a 2016 report by ReliefWeb, all villages in Mrauk-U District suffer from "widespread underdevelopment".

[4] According to the 2014 census, the district had a population of 668,634 people, of whom 310,622 were men and 358,012 were women.

[1] The district is home to multiple ethnic groups, generally split between ethnic Rakhines and Muslims, but also including minorities of Hindus, Chin, and Maramargyi.

[4] Perceived communal relations have improved in the district in recent years.