Moulmein Subdivision, 1908

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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.

Moulmein Subdivision

Subdivision and township in the norlli- west corner of Amherst District, Lower Burma, with an area of 30 square miles, 15 of which are comprised in the Moulmein municipality and 6 in Moulmein port. The township contains that part of the District (outside municipal limits) which lies north of the Gyaing river, where Kado (population, 2,934), an important forest depot, is situated. The population, excluding the Moulmein municipality and port, was 8,168 in 1901 (chiefly Takings and Burmans), distributed in 40 villages. The area cultivated in 1903-4 vvas 16 square miles, paying Rs. 23,400 land revenue.