Labutta or Latputta ( my, လပွတ္တာမြို့ ) is a town in the
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 ...
of south-west
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 the administrative seat of
Labutta Township and the
Labutta District
Labutta District or Latputta District ( my, လပွတ္တာခရိုင်) is a district in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. Labutta District was established in 2008 after the region was hit by Cyclone Nargis
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Stor ...
,
Ayeyarwaddy Region. Labutta lies on the bank of Yway River.
Labutta has Old Township of Labutta and New Township of Labutta called 3 mile. The township has a population of 315,218 (2017).
In
2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...
Labutta was heavily damaged 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 ...
.
"Drinking water shortage in cylone Nargis hit Latputa"
Mizzima TV
Division: Ayeyeawaddy
District: Labutta (Latputta)
Weather: 80°F (27°C), Wind S at 9 mph (14 km/h), 87% Humidity
Local time: Wednesday 5:34 PM
Population: 315,218 (2017)
Township: Labutta (Latputta)
Area code: 42
Notes
External links
"Labutta Map — Satellite Images of Labutta"
Mpalandia
Populated places in Ayeyarwady Region
Township capitals of Myanmar
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