Kyunhla
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.
Kyunhla
North-western township of Shwebo District, Upper Burma, extending from the Mu river to the Upper Chindwin District, between 23° 15' and 23° 52" N. and 94° 56' and 95° 33' E., with an area of 955 square miles. The country is hilly; and the population, which is very sparse, was 6,246 in 1891, and 8,560 in 1901, distributed in 84 villages, the largest of which, Kyunhla (population, 360), close to the west bank of the Mu, is the head-quarters. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 98 square miles, and the land revenue and thathameda amounted to Rs. 25,600.