Labutta

{{Infobox settlement

|settlement_type = Town

|native_name = {{lang|my|လပွတ္တာမြို့}}

|official_name = Labutta

|other_name = Laputta

|pushpin_label_position = bottom

|pushpin_map =

|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Burma

|image_skyline = Laputta, Myanmar.jpg

|image_map =

|image_caption = Street in Laputta

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{Flag|Myanmar}}

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Ayeyarwady Region}}

|subdivision_type2 = District

|subdivision_name2 = Labutta

|subdivision_type3 = Township

|subdivision_name3 = Labutta

|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_code = 42

|footnotes = {{Cite web | url=http://www.myanmar-yellowpages.com/information/page_14.htm | title=National Telephone Area Codes | publisher=Myanmar Yellow Pages | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120153152/http://www.myanmar-yellowpages.com/information/page_14.htm | archivedate=2010-11-20 }}

|area_total_sq_mi = 1.17

|population = 29645

|population_footnotes = {{cite report |author=General Administration Department |date=March 2023 |title=Laputta Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya|script-title=my:လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ|trans-title=Labutta Township Regional Information |url=https://gad.gov.mm/images/localfacts/1716956553%E1%80%9C%E1%80%95%E1%80%BD%E1%80%90%E1%80%B9%E1%80%90%E1%80%AC.pdf |access-date=25 May 2025}}

|population_as_of = 2023

|population_blank1_title = Ethnicities

|population_blank2 =

|population_blank2_title = Religions

|population_density_km2 = auto

|coordinates = {{coord|16|08|48|N|94|45|40|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m =

|timezone = MST

|utc_offset = +6.30

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Labutta or Laputta ({{langx|my|လပွတ္တာမြို့}}, {{IPA|my|la̰pʊʔtàmjo̰|}}) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Labutta Township and the capital of Labutta District, Ayeyarwady Region. Labutta lies on the western bank of the Yway River. The town has 10 urban wards.

History

The name Labutta comes from "Lapwat" in the Mon language meaning a fork in the river, and "ta" referring to a toddy palm tree.

The town of Labutta was elevated to town status in 1917 during British Burma within Myaungmya District. In 1972, the Ministry of Home Affairs created Labutta Township.

In 2008 Labutta was heavily damaged by Cyclone Nargis.[http://www.mizzima.tv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=336:drinking-water-shortage-in-cylone-nargis-hit-latputa&catid=35:front-page "Drinking water shortage in cylone Nargis hit Latputa"] Mizzima TV

In March 2016, the government founded Labutta 3 Mile as a new town three miles north from the existing town of Labutta through Legal Notification No.595/2016.{{cite web |title=Place codes (Pcodes) |publisher=Myanmar Information Management Unit |url=https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/Myanmar_PCodes_Release_9.6_Feb2025_Ayeyarwady.xlsm |language=en}}

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