Okpo, Madaya
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|settlement_type =Village
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|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Mandalay Region}}
|subdivision_type2 = District
|subdivision_name2 = Pyin Oo Lwin District
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Madaya Township
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|timezone = MST
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Okpo is a village in Madaya Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. It is located northeast of Madaya and lies on the Mandalay Canal, just south of the Madaya River.{{cite map|title=Google Maps|publisher=Google}}{{cite map|title=Bing Maps |publisher=Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC}} In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village.{{cite book|last1=E.|first1=Harvey G.|last2=Harvey|first2=G.E.|title=History of Burma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vmIVhKXwrFcC&pg=PA211|accessdate=3 January 2011|date=1 July 2000|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=978-81-206-1365-2|page=211}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.maplandia.com/burma/mandalay/madaya/okpo/ Maplandia World Gazetteer]