Labutta
Labutta
လပွတ္တာမြို့ Laputta | |
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Town | |
 Street in Laputta | |
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| Coordinates: 16°08′48″N 94°45′40″E / 16.14667°N 94.76111°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Labutta |
| Township | Labutta |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.17 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 29,645 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
| Area code | 42 |
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Labutta or Laputta (Burmese: လပွတ္တာမြို့, [la̰pʊʔtàmjo̰]) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Labutta Township and the capital of Labutta District, Ayeyarwady Region. Labutta lies on the western bank of the Yway River. The town has 10 urban wards.[2]
History
[edit]The name Labutta comes from "Lapwat" in the Mon language meaning a fork in the river, and "ta" referring to a toddy palm tree.[2]
The town of Labutta was elevated to town status in 1917 during British Burma within Myaungmya District. In 1972, the Ministry of Home Affairs created Labutta Township.[2]
In 2008 Labutta was heavily damaged by Cyclone Nargis.[3]
In March 2016, the government founded Labutta 3 Mile as a new town three miles north from the existing town of Labutta through Legal Notification No.595/2016.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "National Telephone Area Codes". Myanmar Yellow Pages. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20.
- ^ a b c d General Administration Department (March 2023). Laputta Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Labutta Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Drinking water shortage in cylone Nargis hit Latputa" Mizzima TV
- ^ "Place codes (Pcodes)". Myanmar Information Management Unit.
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