Banmauk, Burma

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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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Banmauk

North-western subdivision and township of Katha District, Upper Burma, lying between 24 io' and 24 59' N. and 95 15' and 95 59' E., with an area of 1,235 square miles. It was formerly part of the Wuntho State and was annexed in 1891. The population in 1901 was 28,360, distributed in 338 villages. The head- quarters are at Banmauk (population, 3S9), near the south-eastern corner. The township is hilly throughout, especially in the north, in the old Mansi township. Near Mansi may still be seen the stockades constructed by the Wuntho Sawbwa during his rebellion. The principal occupations of the inhabitants are rice and tea cultivation. The cultivated area under supplementary survey in 1903 4 was 23 square miles, and the land revenue and thathameda amounted to Rs. 82,500.