Myebon (
Myebon Township) is a town of
Mrauk-U District in
Rakhine State
Rakhine State ( ; , ; ), formerly known as Arakan State, is a Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Re ...
,
Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...
(Burma). In the 2014 census, the population of the town is 137,193.
On 12 January 1945, troops of
XV Corps and
3rd Commando Brigade launched an amphibious assault on the Myebon peninsula, with the support of tanks, aircraft and naval gunfire as part of flanking moves to intercept and defeat the retreating troops of the
Japanese Twenty-Eighth Army in the
Southern front of the Burma Campaign in World War II. Myebon village was attacked and secured the next day.
On 15 February 2024 the
Arakan Army captured the town from the
Tatmadaw during the
Myanmar civil war.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Rakhine State
Township capitals of Myanmar
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