Myingyan Township

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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.

Myingyan Township

River-side township in the extreme north of Myingyan District, Upper Burma, lying between. 2 1*^ 21' and 21° 46' N. and 95° 16' and 95° 40' E., with an area of 422 .sc^uare miles. The greater part is flat and cultivated jowai- and pulse, and in the north with cotton. Rice is grown near the Irrawaddy. The popula- tion was 78,926 in 1891, and 81,978 in 1901, distributed in one town, Myingyan (population, 16,139), the head-quarters of the township and District, and 175 villages. In 1903-4 the area cultivated was 183 square miles, and the land revenue and thathameda amounted to Rs. 1,93,000.