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 | |
|---|---|
 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) |
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 edit
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]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d "Labutta Township Profile"[permanent dead link] March 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- ^ unitar.org
External links edit
- "Labutta Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer
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