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=Shwegyin Township=

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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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''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. ''

=Shwegyin Township, 1908=

Southernmost township of Toungoo Dis- 
trict, Lower Burma, lying between 17 33' and 18 13' N. and 96 48' 
and 97 13" E,, with an area of 493 square miles. It extends from the 
Sittang, which separates it from Pegu District, to the borders of Sal- 
ween District. The population was 30,628 in 1891, and 26,894 in 
1901 (nearly all Burmans or Takings), residing in one town, SHWEGYIN 
(population, 7,616), the head-quarters, and 164 villages. The area 
cultivated in 1903-4 was 23 square miles, paying Rs. 22,000 land 
revenue.