Okpho Township

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Okpho Township
Township
Okpho tsp in Thayarwady district 2022.svg
Location in Thayarwaddy district
Coordinates: 18°07′40″N95°40′25″E / 18.12778°N 95.67361°E / 18.12778; 95.67361
Country Flag of Myanmar.svg Burma
Region Bago Region
District Tharrawaddy District
Capital Okpho
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Okpho Township or Okpo Township is a township in Tharrawaddy District in the Bago Region of Burma. [1] The principal town is Okpho.

On 25 March 2013, Muslim house and mosques were attacked by Buddhist mobs in the township following similar violence in other parts of Burma. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived December 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  2. ↑ "When the lid blows off". The Economist. ISSN   0013-0613 . Retrieved 2024-07-10.
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