Magwe Township, 1908

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Magwe 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.

Western township of Magwe District, Upper Burma, lying along the Irrawaddy, between 20° 4' and 20° 31' N. and 94° 52' and 95° 18' E., with an area of 588 square miles. It consists of an ill-watered sandy tract, on which jowdr and sesamum are the chief crops. The population was 42,001 in 1891, and 53,095 in 1901, distributed in one town, Magwe (population, 6,232), the head-quarters, and 155 villages. In 1903-4 the area cultivated was 174 square miles, and the land revenue and thathatneda amounted to Rs. 1,38,000.