Labutta Township
Township in Ayeyawady Division, Burma / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Labutta Township
လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ် | |
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Coordinates: 16°06′N 94°52′E | |
Country | Burma |
Division | Ayeyawady Division |
District | Labutta District |
Admin. seat | Labutta |
Population (December 2008)[1] | 310,099 |
Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
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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]