Lewe

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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.

Lewe

South-western township of Yamethin District, Upper Burma, lying between 19° 27' and 19° 49' N. and 95° 43' and 96° 31' E., with an area of 783 square miles. The greater part is forest. The popu- lation has increased very rapidly from 10,328 in 1891 to 30,558 in 1901, distributed in 209 villages. The increase is due to immigration from neighbouring areas, where there have been extensive crop failures. The head-quarters are at Lewe (population, 1,638), on the Yonbin chaiing, 10 miles from Pyinmana, and connected with that town by a good road. In 1903-4 the area cultivated was 56 square miles, and the land revenue and thathameda amounted to Rs. i,ii,oco.