Pyinsalu
Pyinsalu
ပြင်စလူမြို့ | |
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Town | |
 View of Pyinsalu Island from the International Space Station | |
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| Coordinates: 15°49′30″N 94°48′32″E / 15.825°N 94.809°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Ayeyarwady Region |
| District | Labutta District |
| Township | Labutta Township |
| Subtownship | Pyinsalu Subtownship |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.40 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 2,483 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Pyinsalu (Burmese: ပြင်စလူမြို့, [pjɪ̀ɰ̃.sə.lú.mjo̼]) is a town in Labutta Township, Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Pyinsalu Subtownship, an informal subdivision of Labutta Township used for statistical and administrative purposes. The town of Pyinsalu has 3 urban wards and 516 houses as of 2023 located on the southernmost parts of Labutta Township near the Pyinsalu distributary of the Irrawaddy River.[1] According to the 2014 census, the town had 2217 people.[2]
The town is located on Pyinsalu island, a deltaic island with a total area of about 40 square miles (100 km2).[3]
Natural Disasters
[edit]The town saw a tsunami tide over 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami due to its location close to the Andaman Sea coast. However, like many other communities, damage and casualties were minimal only damaging two houses and causing no casualties in Pyinsalu.[4]
The town is located about 35 miles (56 km) from Hainggyi island, where the 2008 Cyclone Nargis made landfall.[5] The town and its surrounding subtownship was severely affected by the cyclone with emergency responses delayed by a lack of infrastructure.[6] The government claims to have warned the town prior to the cyclone, but local residents told reporters otherwise. With few sturdy shelters, the village suffered significant damage and loss of life. The deaths in Pyinsalu were initially highly under-reported. Following the cyclone's damage, shelters have been built in the town with financial support from the UN Habitat programme and the European Union.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b General Administration Department (March 2023). Laputta Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Labutta Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Pyinsalu Township Report" (PDF). Department of Population. Ministry of Labour. May 2017.
- ^ "Pyinsalu". World Islands. 6 January 2024.
- ^ Tint Lwin Swe; Satake, Kenji; Than Tin Aung; Sawai, Yuki; Okamura, Yukinobu; Kyaw Soe Win; Win Swe; Chit Swe; Soe Thura Tun; Maung Maung Soe; Thantzin Oo; Saw Htwe Zaw (1 June 2006). "Myanmar Coastal Area Field Survey after the December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami". Earthquake Spectra. 22 (3_suppl): 285–294. doi:10.1193/1.2206158.
- ^ a b Kyaw Ye Lynn (2 May 2018). ""The tide was like a monster": Ten years after Nargis, delta remains vulnerable". Frontier.
- ^ "ADRA is first to deliver aid to Myanmar's isolated Pyinsalu Islands". Adventist Development and Relief Agency. Relief Web. 20 May 2008.
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