Okpho


Okpho or Okpo အုတ္ဖို is a small town and seat of Okpho Township, Tharrawaddy District, in the Bago Region of southern-central Myanmar. It lies south of Gyobingauk and north of Minhla. It contains a hospital, a pagoda, and an open ground in the town centre. It is located 177 kilometres north of Yangon. The Okpho Railway Station is operated by the Myanmar Railway Corporation and the town also contains a police station.
Father J.B Bringaud was reported to have been in the area 4 miles west of Okpho in November 1862.
The population of Okpho Urban area is 11,525 as of 2014, while Okpho Township's population is 126,662.

Notable people