Thaton 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.

Thaton Township

Township in Thaton District, Lower Burma, lying between 16° 47' and 17° 13' N. and 97° 8' and 97° 30' E., with an area of 417 square miles. It is bounded on the west by the Gulf of Martaban. The population was 37,713 in 1891, and 67,928 in 1901, showing an increase of no less than 80 per cent. The township con- tains one town, Thaton (population, 14,342), the head-quarters ; and 183 villages. It is hilly in the east, but in the west a flat alluvial plain stretches away to the Gulf of Martaban. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 207 square miles, paying Rs. 3,00,600 land revenue.