Hlegu
| လှည်းကူး Hlegu |
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| Coordinates | 17 ° 6 ′ N , 96 ° 13 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Myanmar | ||
| Yangon region | |||
| District | North Yangon | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MM-06 | ||
| height | 2 m | ||
Hlegu ( Burmese လှည်းကူး ; BGN / PCGN : hligu) is a small town in southern Myanmar , 45 kilometers northeast of Yangon (Rangoon), the former capital of Burma .
70 percent of the population are considered poor here. The cyclone Nargis destroyed large parts Hlegus in May of 2008.