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Okpo may refer to: * Okpho, town in Myanmar * Okpho Township, whose seat is Okpho * Okpo, Madaya, Myanmar *Okpo-dong Okpo is a neighborhood in the city of Geoje in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The village is located on the eastern coast of Geoje Island and a center of the island. Geoje in Korean means "great rescue", from the syllables "geo" (Korean: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Okpho
Okpho (; also spelt Okpo) is a small town and seat of Okpho Township, Tharrawaddy District, in the Bago Region of southern-central Myanmar. It lies south of Gyobingauk and north of Minhla. It contains a hospital, a pagoda, and an open ground in the town centre. It is located north of Yangon. The Okpho Railway Station is operated by Myanmar Railways and the town also contains a police station. Father J.B Bringaud was reported to have been in the area west of Okpho in November 1862. The population of Okpho's urban area is 11,525 as of 2014, while Okpho Township's population is 126,662. Notable people *Chit Maung (1913–1945) - journalist, patriotic writer who worked for ''Bogyoke'' Aung San, the father of Aung San Suu Kyi. He was Chief Editor of '' New Light of Burma''. Later his own ''Journalgyaw Newspaper'' was well known in Burma. *U Saw - Politician and assassin of Aung San Aung San (, ; 13 February 191519 July 1947) was a Burmese politician, independence activist a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Okpho Township
Okpho Township or Okpo Township is a township in Tharrawaddy District in the Bago Region of Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...."Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) The principal town is Okpho. On 25 March 2013, Muslim house and mosques were attacked by Buddhist mobs in the township following similar violence in other parts of Burma.https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21574506-sectarian-violence-was-not-suppo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Okpo, Madaya
Okpo is a village in Madaya Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai .... It is located northeast of Madaya and lies on the Mandalay Canal, just south of the Madaya River. In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village. References {{Reflist External linksMaplandia World Gazetteer Populated places in Pyin Oo Lwin District Madaya Township ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |