Satthwa

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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.

Satthwa

South-eastern township of Magwe District, Upper Burma, lying between 19 39' and 20 9' N. and 95 19' and 95 5 i r E., with an area of 469 square miles. The township is one of the great rice-producing areas of Upper Burma, being low-lying and fairly well watered. Near Kokkogwa, on the Yabe stream, is the old capital of Paikthado, the walls of three sides of which remain. The population was 53,216 in 1891, and 53,424 in 1901, distributed in one town, TAUNGDWINGYI (population, 5,041), and 223 villages. There were about 1,800 Chins in the township in 1901. The head- quarters are at Satthwa (population, 288), a village due south of Taungdwingyi, where there is an important bazar. In 1903-4 the area cultivated was 127 square miles, and the land revenue and thathameda amounted to Rs. 86,000.