Salin 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.

Salin Township

North-eastern township of Minbu District, Upper Burma, lying along the Irrawaddy, between 20 20' and 21 2 f N. and 94 18' and 94 53' E., with an area of 741 square miles. The chief feature of the township is its ancient irrigation system, the mam canal, from which numerous branches run, being about 18 miles in length. The country is fiat and fertile. The population was 98,922 in 1891, and 100,737 m 1901, distributed in one town, SALIN (popula- tion, 7,957), the head-quarters, and 464 villages, of which the most important is Smbyugyun (population, 5,487), near the Irrawaddy. This is by far the most densely populated township in the District. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 186 square miles, and the land revenue and thathameda amounted to Rs. 3,18,000 .