Bomong

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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.

Bomong

One of the three circles into which the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Eastern Bengal and Assam, are divided for administrative pur- poses. It occupies the south of the District, lying between 21° 11' and 22° 30' N. and 92° 6' and 92° 42' E., with an area of 2,064 square miles. It is bounded on the north by the Chakma circle ; on the south and west by the District boundary ; and on the east by forest Reserves. The country consists of a succession of hill ranges and valleys covered with forest. The population (1901) is 44,075, having increased by 12-9 per cent, since 1891. Most of the people are Maghs, or Ara- kanese. There are 74 villages, of which Bandakban is the residence of the Bomong, an hereditary title attaching to the chief who admin- isters the circle. The present chief is named Cholaphru Chaudhri.