Bogale Township
ဘိုကလေးမြို့နယ်
Bogalay Township
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Location in Pyapon district
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  Bogale Township Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 16°05′N 95°24′E / 16.083°N 95.400°E / 16.083; 95.400 | |
| Country |  Burma |
| Region | Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Pyapon District |
| Administrative seat | Bogale |
| Population
(December 2008)[1]
| 349,427 |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
Bogale Township (Burmese: ဘိုကလေးမြို့နယ် [bòɡəlé mjo̰nɛ̀]) is a townshipofPyapon District in the Ayeyarwady RegionofBurma (Myanmar).
In May 2008, the town of Bogale suffered heavily from Cyclone Nargis; 36,325 people were listed as dead or missing.[1]
On 8 August 2008, two village tracts (Kadonkani and Ayeyar) from Pyapon Township were moved into Bogale Township.[1] As of March 2009[update], there were 71 village tracts comprising 589 villages in Bogale Township.[1] Additional boundary adjustments were made on 5 August 2009.[1]
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