Loimaw

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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.

Loimaw

(Burmese, Lwemazv). — Small State in the Myelat division of the Southern Shan States, Burma, lying in 20° 30' N. and 96° 45' E., with an area of 49 square miles. It is bounded on the north by Hsamonghkam and Yawnghwe; on the east by Yawnghwe; on the south by Namhkai; and on the west by the Hsihkip dependency of Yawnghwe. The population in 190 1 was 4,576 (distributed in 59 villages), of whom four-fifths were Taungthus, and the rest Shans and Danus. The resi- dence of the Ngwegunhmu is at Minywa, a village of 109 inhabitants. The revenue in 1904-5 amounted to Rs. 4,000 (mainly from thathamedd), and the tribute to the British Government is Rs. 2,500.