Okpho
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Okpho or Okpo is a small town and seat of Okpho Township
, Tharrawaddy District, in the Bago Region of southern-central Burma. It lies south of Gyobingauk
and north of Minhla
. It contains a hospital, a pagoda, and an open ground in the town centre.It is located 177 kilometres north of Yangon
. The Okpho Railway Station is operated by the Burma Railway Corporation and the town also contains a police station.
Father J.B Bringaud was reported to have been in the area 4 miles west of Okpho in November 1862.
Okpho Township
Okpho Township or Okpo Township is a township in Tharrawaddy District in the Bago Region of Burma. The principal town is Okpho....
, Tharrawaddy District, in the Bago Region of southern-central Burma. It lies south of Gyobingauk
Gyobingauk
Gyobingauk is a small town and seat of Gyobingauk Township, Tharrawaddy District, in the Bago Region of southern-central Burma. It lies approximately 10 kilometres north of Okpho along National Highway 2.It is located roughly 185 kilometres north of Yangon. The town has a Roman Catholic history...
and north of Minhla
Minhla
Minhla may refer to various places in Burma:* Minhla, Bago, small town* Minhla, Magway, town* Minhla, Mon, village * Minhla, Sagaing, village...
. It contains a hospital, a pagoda, and an open ground in the town centre.It is located 177 kilometres north of Yangon
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
. The Okpho Railway Station is operated by the Burma Railway Corporation and the town also contains a police station.
Father J.B Bringaud was reported to have been in the area 4 miles west of Okpho in November 1862.
Notable people
- Chit MaungChit MaungChit Maung was a journalist, patriotic writer and worked for Bogyoke Aung San who was the father of Aung San Suu Kyi. He was Chief Editor of New Light of Burma:. Later his own Journalgyaw Newspaper was well known in Burma....
(1913–1945) - journalist, patriotic writer who worked for Bogyoke Aung SanAung SanBogyoke Aung San ; 13 February 1915 – 19 July 1947) was a Burmese revolutionary, nationalist, and founder of the modern Burmese army, the Tatmadaw....
, the father of Aung San Suu KyiAung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi, AC is a Burmese opposition politician and the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy. In the 1990 general election, her National League for Democracy party won 59% of the national votes and 81% of the seats in Parliament. She had, however, already been detained...
. He was Chief Editor of New Light of Burma. Later his own Journalgyaw Newspaper was well known in Burma.