Natogyi
Natogyi, 1908
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.
North-eastern township of Myingyan District, Upper Burma, lying between 21° 18' and 21° 40 N. and 95° 31' and 96° 1' E., with an area of 395 square miles. Its surface is undulating, rising towards the north and north-west. Mogaung rice is grown near the borders of Kyaukse District ; the staple crop, however, is cotton. Irrigation renders this the richest township in the District. The population was 52,956 in 1891, and 57,338 in 1901, distributed in 160 villages, Natogyi (population, 3,146), a prosperous cotton market in the centre of the township, being the head -quarters. In 1903-4 the area cultivated was 161 square miles, and the land revenue and thathameda amounted to Rs. 1,17,000.
