Labutta Township
| Labutta Township လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ် | |
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| Township | |
  Labutta Township | |
| Coordinates: 16°06′N 94°52′E / 16.100°N 94.867°E | |
| Country |
 Burma |
| Division | Ayeyawady Division |
| District | Labutta District |
| Admin. seat | Labutta |
| Population (December 2008)[1] | 310,099 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+6:30) |
Labutta Township or Latputta Township (Burmese: လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ်) is one of the two township in Labutta District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar. It is located in the delta of the Irrawaddy.
84,454 people from this township were listed as dead or missing as a result of the devastating Cyclone Nargis in 2008.[1] As a result, there was a worldwide effort to rehabilitate the villages and towns of Labutta severely affected by the cyclone.[2]
Communities
As of 2008, there were 115 village tracts in Labutta Township comprising 684 villages;[1] however the township's boundaries were adjusted on 5 August 2009.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 "Labutta Township Profile" March 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- ↑ unitar.org
External links
- "Labutta Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer
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