Myebon Township ( my, မြေပုံမြို့နယ်) is a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Mrauk-U District
Mrauk-U District ( my, မြောက်ဦးခရိုင်) is a newly created district in Rakhine State, Burma (Myanmar); which was formerly part of Sittwe District. Its administrative center is the city of Mrauk-U.
25 mountains have been ...
in the
Rakhine State
Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady R ...
of
Burma (Myanmar)
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. The principal town is
Myebon
Myebon ( my, မြေပုံမြို့ Myebon Township) is a town of Mrauk-U District in Rakhine State, Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ eve ...
. In October 2010, much of the township was devastated by
Cyclone Giri
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Giri ( IMD designation: BOB 04, JTWC designation 04B, also known as Cyclone Giri) was a powerful tropical cyclone in terms of 1-minute sustained wind speed which caused catastrophic damage in parts of Myanmar in lat ...
. Some villages were destroyed by the storm and thousands of people were left homeless.
"United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Myanmar Cyclonic Storm GIRI Situation Report #7, 10 November 2010"
Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
Notes
External links
"Myebon Township - Rakhine State"
map ID: MIMU154v01, created: 11 August 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
"Myebon Google Satellite Map"
Maplandia World Gazetteer
Townships of Rakhine State
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