Labutta
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Labutta or Latputta is a town
in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Burma (Myanmar). It is the administrative seat of Labutta Township
and the Labutta District
.
In 2008
Labutta was heavily damaged by Cyclone Nargis
.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Burma (Myanmar). It is the administrative seat of Labutta Township
Labutta Township
Labutta Township or Latputta Township is one of the two township in Labutta District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Burma . It is located in the delta of the Irrawaddy....
and the Labutta District
Labutta District
Labutta District or Latputta District is a district in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. Labutta District was established in 2008 after the region was hit by Cyclone Nargis in May 2008. The administrative seat is the town of Labutta .-Townships:...
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In 2008
2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2008 North Indian cyclone season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The North Indian cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November...
Labutta was heavily damaged by Cyclone Nargis
Cyclone Nargis
Cyclone Nargis , was a strong tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Burma. The cyclone made landfall in Burma on Friday, May 2, 2008, causing catastrophic destruction and at least 138,000 fatalities...
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