Official Name: | Bogale Township |
Other Name: | Bogalay Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ayeyarwady Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pyapon District |
Subdivision Type3: | Administrative seat |
Subdivision Name3: | Bogale |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | December 2008 |
Population: | 349427 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 16.0833°N 119°W |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6:30 |
Bogale Township (Burmese: ဘိုကလေးမြို့နယ် in Burmese pronounced as /bòɡəlé mjo̰nɛ̀/) is a township of Pyapon District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Burma (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 Townshipwere moved into Bogale Township., there were 71 village tracts comprising 589 villages in Bogale Township. Additional boundary adjustments were made on 5 August 2009.