| Kawmhu Township ကော့မှူး မြို့နယ် |
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| — Township of Yangon Region — | |
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Kawmhu Township
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| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Yangon |
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| Township | Kawmhu |
| Population (April 2009) | 123,276 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC6:30) |
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| Area code(s) | 1 (mobile: 80, 99) |
Kawmhu Township (Burmese: ကော့မှူး မြို့နယ်, pronounced [kɔ̯m̥ú mjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township of Yangon Region, Myanmar. It is located in the southwestern section of the Region. Kawhmu was one of the most affected townships in Yangon Region of Cyclone Nargis.[1]
Labor activist and political prisoner Su Su Nway is from Htan Manaing village in the township, where she became the first Burmese national to successfully sue local government officials under a 1999 law forced labour.[2]
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