Henzada Township
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.
Henzada Township
Township in Henzada District, Lower Burma, lying between 17° 24' and 17° 50' N. and 95° 1 2' and 95° 33' E., with an area of 369 square miles. It lies between the Irrawaddy and the Ngawun, and is a level plain, almost entirely protected by em- bankments, the Hleseik circle, surrounding the mouth of the latter river, alone being liable to inundation. The population in 1901 was 131,698, compared with 118,839 in 1891. Except in Henzada town, there are very few natives of India. The Karens in 1901 numbered 16,000, and the majority of the rest of the population is Burman. The density outside municipal limits is high for Burma, being 291 persons per square mile. The township contains 520 villages and one town, Henzada (population, 24,756), the township and District head- quarters. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 221 square miles, pay- ing Rs. 3,80,000 land revenue.
