Labutta or Latputta (Burmese: လပွတ္တာမြို့ [la̰pʊʔtàmjo̰]) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Labutta Township and the Labutta District, Ayeyarwady Region. Labutta lies on the bank of the Yway River.
Labutta
လပွတ္တာမြို့ Latputta | |
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Town | |
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  Labutta Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 16°08′48″N 94°45′40″E / 16.14667°N 94.76111°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Ayeyarwady |
| District | Labutta (Latputta) |
| Township | Labutta (Latputta) |
| Population (2010)[1] | 46,170 |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
| Area code | 42 |
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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 Labutta was heavily damaged by Cyclone Nargis.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ ""Myanmar: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population:calculation 2010"". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. World Gazetteer
- ^ "National Telephone Area Codes". Myanmar Yellow Pages. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20.
- ^ "Drinking water shortage in cylone Nargis hit Latputa" Mizzima TV
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