Okpho Township

Okpho Township
Township
Location in Thayarwaddy district
Country	Burma
Region	Bago Region
District	Tharrawaddy District
Capital	Okpho
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Okpho Township or Okpo Township is a township in Tharrawaddy District in the Bago Region of Burma.^[1] The principal town is Okpho.

On 25 March 2013, Muslim house and mosques were attacked by Buddhist mobs in the township following similar violence in other parts of Burma.^[2]

References

1. "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived December 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
2. "When the lid blows off". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-07-10.