Myohaung 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.

Myohaung Township

Easternmost township of Akyab District, Lower Burma, lying between 20° 20' and 20° 50' N. and 93° 2' and 93° 58' E., partly in the valleys of the Kaladan and Lemro, partly on the slopes of the Arakan Yoma, with an area of 1,329 square miles. The population was 43,366 in 1891, and 49,978 in 1901. There are 282 villages. In consequence of the scarcity of population in the hill areas on the western slope of the Arakan Yoma, the density (37 persons per square mile) is lower than that of any other township in the District. The head-quarters are at Myohaung or ' old town ' (popula- tion, 2,833), fc)r centuries the capital of the ancient kingdom of Arakan. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 152 square miles, paying Rs. 2,00,000 land revenue.