Thongwa 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.

Thongwa Township

South-eastern township of Hanthawaddy District, Lower Burma, wholh' level throughout, situated inmiediately to the west of where the Sittang flows into the Gulf of Martaban. It lies between 16° 39' and 16° 58' N. and 96° 23 and 96° 45' E., and has an area of 104 square miles. It was constituted in 1 901-2, being formed of portions of the Thabyegan and Kyauktan townships, which in 1901 had a population of 47,651, dwelling in 174 villages. The head-quarters are at the village of Thongwa (population, 3,132), on the Hmawwun creek, about 25 miles from the point where that stream flows into the Rangoon river. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 199 square miles, paying Rs. 4,82,000 land revenue.