Labutta Township

Labutta Township or Latputta Township (Burmese: လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ်) is one of the two townships in Labutta District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar. It is located in the delta of the Irrawaddy.

Labutta Township လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Labutta district
Labutta Township
Coordinates: 16°06′N 94°52′E
Country	Burma
Division	Ayeyawady Division
District	Labutta District
Admin. seat	Labutta
Population  (December 2008)[1]	310,099
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MST)

84,454 people from this township were listed as dead or missing as a result of the devastating Cyclone Nargis in 2008.^[1] As a result, there was a worldwide effort to rehabilitate the villages and towns of Labutta severely affected by the cyclone.^[2]

Communities

As of 2008^[update], there were 115 village tracts in Labutta Township comprising 684 villages;^[1] however the township's boundaries were adjusted on 5 August 2009.^[1]