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Okpho Township
Township
Country Burma
RegionBago Region
DistrictTharrawaddy District
CapitalOkpho
Time zoneUTC+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. ^ https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21574506-sectarian-violence-was-not-supposed-be-part-myanmars-bright-new-direction-when-lid-blows Communal violence in Myanmar: When the lid blows off

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