Ramree Township

Ramree Township
‹See Tfd›ရမ်းဗြဲမြို့နယ်
Township
Location in Kyaukphyu district
Location in Kyaukphyu district
Country Myanmar
StateRakhine State
DistrictKyaukpyu District
Population
 (2014)
97,891
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Ramree Township (Burmese: ရမ်းဗြဲမြို့နယ်) is a township of Kyaukpyu District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Ramree. The local pronunciation of Ramree is Yangbye Myo.[1]

The place has been labeled campaign of the Second World War during the Japanese occupation of Burma in the 1940s.

The island has over 300 villages and the principal town is Yanbye (Ramree). The island's streams empty into the Bay of Bengal.

  1. ^ http://www.themimu.info/docs/MIMU555v01_100813_Kyaukpyu_Ramree%20Ts-Rakhine%20State_A1.pdf[permanent dead link] Map of Kyaukpyu and Ramree Township