Pauktaw

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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.

Pauktaw

Township of Akyab District, Lower Burma, lying between 19 47' and 20 24' N. and 92 56' and 93 15' E., on the eastern bank of the Kaladan river, with an area of 496 square miles, the greater part of which is flat country intersected by tidal creeks. The population- was 40,875 in 1891, and 43,395 in 1901 - There are 190 villages, but no town. The head-quarters are at Pauktaw (popu- lation, 755), on a tidal creek to the east of Akyab town. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 127 square miles, paying Rs. 1,88,000 land revenue.