Myebon Township (Burmese: မြေပုံမြို့နယ်) is a township of Mrauk-U 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 destroyed by the storm and thousands of people were left homeless.[1]
Myebon Township
မြေပုံမြို့နယ် | |
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 Location in Mrauk-U district | |
  Myebon Township Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 20°00′N 93°32′E / 20.000°N 93.533°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| State | Rakhine State |
| District | Mrauk-U District |
| Time zone | UTC 6:30 (MST) |
Notes
edit- ^ "United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Myanmar Cyclonic Storm GIRI Situation Report #7, 10 November 2010" Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
External links
edit- "Myebon Township - Rakhine State"[permanent dead link] map ID: MIMU154v01, created: 11 August 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- "Myebon Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer
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