Okpho

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.[2][3] It is located 177 kilometres north of Yangon.[4] The Okpho Railway Station is operated by the Myanmar Railway Corporation and the town also contains a police station.[4] Father J.B Bringaud was reported to have been in the area 4 miles west of Okpho in November 1862.[5] The population of Okpho (Okpo) Urban area is 11,525 as of 2014, while Okpho Township's population is 126,662.[1]

Okpho

အုတ္ဖို

Okpo
Town
Okpho
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 18°7′N 95°40′E
Country Myanmar
Region Bago Region
DistrictTharrawaddy District
TownshipOkpho Township
Population
 (2014)Urban
 • Total11,525[1]
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

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.
  • U Saw who killed *Aung San on 19 July 1947.

References
  1. Census Report (PDF). 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Okpo: Department of Population Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2018.
  2. Google Maps (Map). Google. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. U Khin Win (1991). A century of rice improvement in Burma. Rice Res. Inst. p. 110. ISBN 971-22-0024-8.
  5. W. S. Morrison (1963). Henzada District. Superintendent, Govt. Print. and Stationery.
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