Tharrawaddy 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.

Tharrawaddy Township

Southern township of Tharrawaddy District, Lower Burma, lying between 17° 31' and 17° 58° N. and 95° 33' and 96° 5' E., with an area of 391 square miles. In 1901 it formed part of the Letpadan township. The population in 1901 of the area separated was 53,940, distributed in 228 villages and one town proper, Thonze (population, 6,578). The head-quarters are at Tharra- waddy Town. The township is level throughout, except in the east, where it abuts on the Pegu Yoma. There were 97 square miles culti- vated in 1903-4, paying Rs. 2,13,000 land revenue.