Bogale Township

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Bogale Township (Burmese: ဘိုကလေးမြို့နယ် [bòɡəlé mjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township of Pyapon District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Burma (Myanmar).

Bogale Township
ဘိုကလေးမြို့နယ်
Bogalay Township
Location in Pyapon district
Location in Pyapon district
Bogale Township is located in Myanmar
Bogale Township
Bogale Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 16°05′N 95°24′E / 16.083°N 95.400°E / 16.083; 95.400
Country Burma
RegionAyeyarwady Region
DistrictPyapon District
Administrative seatBogale
Population
 (December 2008)[1]
349,427
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

In May 2008, the town of Bogale suffered heavily from Cyclone Nargis; 36,325 people were listed as dead or missing.[1]

Communities

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On 8 August 2008, two village tracts (Kadonkani and Ayeyar) from Pyapon Township were moved into Bogale Township.[1] As of March 2009, there were 71 village tracts comprising 589 villages in Bogale Township.[1] Additional boundary adjustments were made on 5 August 2009.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Bogale Township Profile"[permanent dead link] Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) March 2009
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