Labutta Township
လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
 Location in Labutta district | |
  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 | UTC+6:30 ( MST) |
Labutta Township or Latputta Township ( Burmese: လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ်) is one of the two townships 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]
As of 2008 [update], there were 115 village tracts in Labutta Township comprising 684 villages; [1] however the township's boundaries were adjusted on 5 August 2009. [1]
- ^ a b c d "Labutta Township Profile"[ permanent dead link] March 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- ^ unitar.org
- "Labutta Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer
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Labutta Township
လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
|
Location in Labutta district | |
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 | UTC+6:30 ( MST) |
Labutta Township or Latputta Township ( Burmese: လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ်) is one of the two townships 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]
As of 2008 [update], there were 115 village tracts in Labutta Township comprising 684 villages; [1] however the township's boundaries were adjusted on 5 August 2009. [1]
- ^ a b c d "Labutta Township Profile"[ permanent dead link] March 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- ^ unitar.org
- "Labutta Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer
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| This Ayeyarwady Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |