Paungde Subdivision

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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.

Paungde Subdivision

South-eastern subdivision of Prome Dis- trict, Lower Burma, comprising the PAUNGDK and THEGON townships.

Paungde Township. South-eastern township of the Paungde subdivision of Prome District, Lower Burma, lying between 18 26' and 18 52' N. and 95 23' and 95 50' E., with an area of 379 square miles. Except in the neighbourhood of the Pegu Yoma in the north-east, the township is flat and thickly populated. The population increased from 56,430 in 1891 to 60,604 in 1901. There are 250 villages and one town, PAUNGDE (population, 11,105), the head-quarters. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 86 square miles, paying Rs. 86,000 land revenue.