Namhkok
Namhkok, 1908
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.
(Burmese, Nankok).- — State in the central divisiom of the Southern Shan States, Burma, lying between 20° 33' and 20° 47' N. and 97° 11' and 97° 21' E., with an area of 106 square miles. It is bounded on the north by Hopong ; on the east by Mongpawn ; on the south by Nawngwawn ; and on the west by Yawnghwe, from which it is separated by the Tamhpak river. From the Tamhpak valley the ground rises to a considerable height in the east on the Mongpawn border. Rice is grown both on the low-lying lands and in taungyas on the hill-slopes. Other crops are vegetables of various kinds, indigo, and thajiatpet. The population of the State in 1901 was 6,687, dis- tributed in 78 villages. Shans and Taungthus are represented in about equal proportions. The Myoza's head-quarters are at Namhkok (population, 383), in the valley of one of the eastern tributaries of the Nam Tamhpak. The revenue in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 8,800 (mainly thathamedd) : and the chief items of expenditure were Rs. 4,500 tribute to the British Government, Rs. 2,400 spent on oflficials' salaries, &c., and Rs. 1,100 credited to the privy purse.
