Labutta District or Latputta District ( my, လပွတ္တာခရိုင်) is a district in
Ayeyarwady Region
Ayeyarwady Region ( my, ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , , ; formerly Ayeyarwady Division and Irrawaddy Division), is a region of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy River). It is bo ...
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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 ...
. Labutta District was established in 2008 after the region was hit by
Cyclone Nargis
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis ( my, နာဂစ်, ur, نرگس ) was an extremely destructive and deadly tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Myanmar during early May 2008. The cyclone ...
in May 2008. The administrative seat is the town of
Labutta (Latputta).
Townships
The district contains the following townships:
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Labutta Township
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Mawlamyinegyun Township
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Districts of Myanmar
Ayeyarwady Region