Labutta Township

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.

Labutta Township

လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ်
Township
Labutta Township
Coordinates: 16°06′N 94°52′E
Country Burma
DivisionAyeyawady Division
DistrictLabutta District
Admin. seatLabutta
Population
 (December 2008)[1]
310,099
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

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. "Labutta Township Profile" March 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  2. unitar.org


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