Okpho
Okpho
အုတ္ဖို Okpo | |
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  Okpho Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 18°7′N 95°40′E / 18.117°N 95.667°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Bago Region |
| District | Tharrawaddy District |
| Township | Okpho Township |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Okpho or Okpo အုတ္ဖို is a small town and seat of Okpho Township, Tharrawaddy District, in the Bago Region of southern-central Myanmar. It lies south of Gyobingauk and north of Minhla. It contains a hospital, a pagoda, and an open ground in the town centre.[1][2]It is located 177 kilometres north of Yangon.[3] The Okpho Railway Station is operated by the Myanmar Railway Corporation and the town also contains a police station.[3] Father J.B Bringaud was reported to have been in the area 4 miles west of Okpho in November 1862.[4]
Notable people
- Chit Maung (1913–1945) - journalist, patriotic writer who worked for Bogyoke Aung San, 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.
References
- ^ Google Maps (Map). Google.
{{cite map}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC.
{{cite map}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ a b U Khin Win (1991). A century of rice improvement in Burma. Rice Res. Inst. p. 110. ISBN 971-22-0024-8.
- ^ W. S. Morrison (1963). Henzada District. Superintendent, Govt. Print. and Stationery.
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