Official Name: | Ramree Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rakhine State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kyaukpyu District |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population: | 97,891 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | MMT |
Utc Offset: | +6:30 |
Ramree Township (my|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.