Ramree Township

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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.

Ramree Township

(Burmese, Yanbye) Township of Kyaukpyu District, Lower Burma, lying between 18 43' and 19 22' N. and 93 40' and 94 2' E., with an area of 449 square miles. It comprises the south-eastern half of the island of Ramree. The head-quartei s are at Ramree (population, 2,540), near the eastern coast of the island. In 1901 it contained 247 villages and 46,058 inhabitants, or about i, 600 less than in 1891. A good deal of it is covered with low hills. The majority of the inhabitants aie Buddhists. In 1903-4 the area cultivated was 55 square miles, paying Rs. 52,000 land revenue.