Kyaukpadaung
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Kyaukpadaung
South-eastern township of Myingyan District, Upper Burma, lying between 20° 32' and 21° 6' N. and 94° 59' and 95° 7)2i E., with an area of 724 square miles. Except in the north- east and east, where the country is occupied by the great mass of Popa, the township is flat and the soil poor. The staple in this part is early sesamum, followed by a second harvest ; in the eastern part the chief crop '\s j'owdr. The population was 66,608 in 1891, and 68,043 i'^ 1 90 1, distributed in 304 villages, Kyaukpadaung (population, 907) being the head-quarters. In 1903-4 the area cultivated was 196 square miles, and the land revenue and thaihameda amounted to Rs. 1,16,000,
