Ponnagyun

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Ponnagyun, 1908

Central township of Akyab District, Lower Burma, lying between 20degree 11' and 21degree N. and 92degree 48' and 93degree 6' E., with an area of 704 square miles. The township is long and narrow, and com- prises a considerable portion of the country lying between the Kaladan and Mayu rivers. In the south, where it borders on the Akyab town- ship, it is a network of tidal creeks ; in the north it is hilly. The popu- lation increased from 44,700 in 1891 to 49,555 in 1901 - It contains 290 villages, and the head-quarters are at Ponnagyun (population, 565), among the southern creeks. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 106 square miles, paying Rs. 1,62,000 land revenue.

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.