Bogale Township ဘိုကလေးမြို့နယ် Bogalay Township |
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Township | |
Location in Burma | |
Coordinates: 16°05′N 95°24′E / 16.083°N 95.400°ECoordinates: 16°05′N 95°24′E / 16.083°N 95.400°E | |
Country | Burma |
Region | Ayeyarwady Region |
District | Pyapon District |
Administrative seat | Bogale |
Population (December 2008) | 349,427 |
Time zone | MST (UTC+6:30) |
Bogale Township (Burmese: ဘိုကလေးမြို့နယ် [bòɡəlé mjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township of Pyapon District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Burma (Myanmar).
In May 2008, the town of Bogale suffered heavily from Cyclone Nargis; 36,325 people were listed as dead or missing.
On 8 August 2008, two village tracts (Kadonkani and Ayeyar) from Pyapon Township were moved into Bogale Township. As of March 2009[update], there were 71 village tracts comprising 589 villages in Bogale Township. Additional boundary adjustments were made on 5 August 2009.