Saw

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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.

Saw

South-western township of Pakokku District, Upper Burma, lying between 20 48' and 21 37' N. and 94 o' and 94 20' E., along the eastern edge of the Chin Hills, with an area of 1,200 square miles. The greater part of the township lies in the basin of the Yaw, but the southern portion is watered by the Maw, which rises near Mount Victoria. The population was 22,339 in 1891, and 19,868 in 1901, distributed in 117 villages, The majority of the inhabitants are Burmans, but Chins and Taungthas are also numerous. Saw (popu- lation, 742), at the foot of the hills, is the head-quarters. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was about 23 square miles, and the land revenue and thathameda amounted to Rs. 47,000.