Myebon Explained

Settlement Type:Town
Official Name:Myebon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mrauk-U District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Myebon Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population:137,193[1]
Population As Of:2014 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:20.05°N 93.3667°W
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+06:30

Myebon (Burmese: မြေပုံမြို့ Myebon Township) is a town of Mrauk-U District in Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). In the 2014 census, the population of the town is 137,193.

On 12 January 1945, troops of XV Corps and 3rd Commando Brigade launched an amphibious assault on the Myebon peninsula, with the support of tanks, aircraft and naval gunfire as part of flanking moves to intercept and defeat the retreating troops of the Japanese Twenty-Eighth Army in the Southern front of the Burma Campaign in World War II. Myebon village was attacked and secured the next day.[2]

On 15 February 2024 the Arakan Army captured the town from the Tatmadaw during the Myanmar civil war.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Myebon (Township, Myanmar) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts. www.citypopulation.de. 29 November 2016.
  2. Book: St George Saunders . Hilary Aidan . The Green Beret: The Story of the Commandos, Combined Operations, 1940–1945 . 1949 . Michael Joseph . 343-345.
  3. Web site: Wolf . Jessy . 2024-02-16 . Arakan Army captures another Rakhine State town, warns locals clashes may continue . 2024-02-16 . Myanmar Now . en-US.
  4. Web site: Myanmar’s Military on The Defensive in Rakhine State .