Pyinsalu (, ) is a town in

Labutta Township Labutta Township or Laputta Township () is one of the two townships in Labutta District in southern Ayeyarwady Region in lower Myanmar. It is located in the Irrawaddy Delta and suffered many casualties from Cyclone Nargis in 2008. The principa ...

Ayeyarwady Region Ayeyarwady Region ( , , ; formerly Ayeyarwady Division and Irrawaddy Division) is a region of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy River). It is bordered by the Rakhine State to the northwest, the Bago Region to ...

of south-west

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. It is the administrative seat of Pyinsalu Subtownship, an informal subdivision of Labutta Township used for statistical and administrative purposes. The town of Pyinsalu has 3 urban wards and 516 houses as of 2023 located on the southernmost parts of Labutta Township near the Pyinsalu

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of the

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. According to the 2014 census, the town had 2217 people. The town is located on Pyinsalu island, a deltaic island with a total area of about .

Natural Disasters

The town saw a tsunami tide over tall after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami due to its location close to the

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coast. However, like many other communities, damage and casualties were minimal only damaging two houses and causing no casualties in Pyinsalu. The town is located about from Hainggyi island, where the 2008 Cyclone Nargis made landfall. The town and its surrounding subtownship was severely affected by the cyclone with emergency responses delayed by a lack of infrastructure. The

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claims to have warned the town prior to the cyclone, but local residents told reporters otherwise. With few sturdy shelters, the village suffered significant damage and loss of life. The deaths in Pyinsalu were initially highly under-reported. Following the cyclone's damage, shelters have been built in the town with financial support from the UN Habitat programme and the

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{{Ayeyarwady Region Populated places in Ayeyarwady Region