Myebon Township

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Myebon Township
မြေပုံမြို့နယ်
Township
Myebon Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°00′N 93°32′E / 20.000°N 93.533°E / 20.000; 93.533Coordinates: 20°00′N 93°32′E / 20.000°N 93.533°E / 20.000; 93.533
Country  Burma
State Rakhine State
District Sittwe District
Time zone MST (UTC+6:30)

Myebon Township (Burmese: မြေပုံမြို့နယ်) is a township of Sittwe District in the Rakhine State of Burma (Myanmar). The principal town is Myebon. In October 2010, much of the township was devastated by Cyclone Giri. Some villages were completely destroyed by the storm and thousands of people were left homeless.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ "United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Myanmar Cyclonic Storm GIRI Situation Report #7, 10 November 2010" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)

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Capital: Sittwe
Sittwe District

Maungdaw District
Kyaukpyu District
Thandwe District
Main cities and towns


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