Shwegu, 1908

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Shwegu

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.

Shwegu, 1908

Western subdivision and township of Bhamo District, Upper Burma, lying between 23 37' and 24 50' N. and 96 34' and 97 16' E., with an area of 2,423 square miles. The population in 1901 was 21,943, Kachins numbering about 5,300, Shans about 3,800, and Burmans over 12,500. The subdivision contains 185 vil- lages, the head-quarters being at Shwegu (population, 2,493), a long straggling collection of villages on the high left bank of the Irrawaddy, a regular calling-place for the Flotilla steamers. Valuable forests are found in the township, and ample room for extension of cultivation exists in the almost-deserted Sinkan valley. The Kachin areas lie in the east of the township, north and south of the Irrawaddy, The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 12 square miles, and the land revenue and thathameda amounted to Rs. 45,000,