Bogale Township

Bogale Township (Burmese: ဘိုကလေးမြို့နယ် [bòɡəlé mjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township of Pyapon District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Burma (Myanmar).

Bogale Township
ဘိုကလေးမြို့နယ်
Bogalay Township
Township
Location in Pyapon district
Bogale Township
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 16°05′N 95°24′E
Country Burma
RegionAyeyarwady Region
DistrictPyapon District
Administrative seatBogale
Population
 (December 2008)
349,427
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

In May 2008, the town of Bogale suffered heavily from Cyclone Nargis; 36,325 people were listed as dead or missing.

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