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[[Burma]] was a province of the Bengal Presidency until 1937. The administrative districts were: | [[Burma]] was a province of the Bengal Presidency until 1937.<br> | ||
The administrative districts were: | |||
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|- | |- | ||
| Pegu | | Pegu | ||
| Hanthawaddy | Lower Burma | ||
| [[Hanthawaddy District|Hanthawaddy]] | |||
Split in 1912 into | |||
<br>Insein and | |||
<br>Syriam | |||
| [[Rangoon]] | | [[Rangoon]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Prome | | Prome | ||
| [[Prome]] | | [[Prome]] | ||
|- | |||
|Arakan | |||
Lower Burma | |||
|Akyab | |||
|[[Akyab]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|Northern Arakan | |||
(or Arakan Hill Tracts) | |||
|Paletwa | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|Kyaukpyu | |||
|[[Kyaukpyu]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|Sandoway | |||
|Sandoway | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Irrawaddy | | Irrawaddy | ||
Lower Burma | |||
| Bassein | | Bassein | ||
| [[Bassein]] | | [[Bassein]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| | | Myaungmya | ||
| [[ | | [[Myaungmya]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
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| Henzada | | Henzada | ||
| [[Henzada]] | | [[Henzada]] | ||
|- | |||
| Tenasserim | |||
Lower Burma | |||
| Toungoo | |||
| [[Toungoo]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
| Salween | |||
| [[Papun]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
| Thaton | |||
| [[Thaton]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
| Amherst | |||
| [[Moulmein]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
| Tavoy | |||
| [[Tavoy]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
| Mergui | |||
| [[Mergui]] | |||
|- | |||
|Mandalay | |||
Upper Burma | |||
|Mandalay | |||
|[[Mandalay]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|Bhamo | |||
|[[Bhamo]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|Myitkyina | |||
|Myitkyina | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|Katha | |||
|[[Katha]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|Ruby Mines | |||
|Mogok | |||
|- | |||
|Meiktila | |||
Upper Burma | |||
|Kyaukse | |||
|Kyaukse | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|Meiktila | |||
|[[Meiktila]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|Yamethin | |||
|[[Yamethin]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|Myingyan | |||
|Myingyan | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Minbu | | Minbu | ||
Upper Burma | |||
| Thayetmyo | | Thayetmyo | ||
| [[Thayetmyo]] | | [[Thayetmyo]] | ||
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| [[Pakokku]] | | [[Pakokku]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Sagaing | ||
Upper Burma | |||
|Sagaing | |||
|Sagaing | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Lower Chindwin | ||
| | |Monywa | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Upper Chindwin | ||
| | |Kindat | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
In addition there were areas such as the Northern Shan States, Southern Shan States, Chin Hills, and Pakokku Chin Hills. | |||
==Also see== | |||
*[[Gazetteers#Burma| Gazetteers - Burma]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
===Historical books online=== | |||
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=9&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_112.gif Burma] Imperial Gazetteer | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=9&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_112.gif Burma] Imperial Gazetteer | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/hilltractsofarak00hughrich/page/n5/mode/2up ''The Hill Tracts of Arakan''] by Major W. Gwynne Hughes 1881 Archive.org. | |||
[[Category:Districts| Burma Districts]] | *The ''Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series Burma'' 1908 [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.146790 Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.120373 Volume II] Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. | ||
[[Category:Districts| Burma Districts]] [[Category:Burma]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:42, 27 October 2020
Burma was a province of the Bengal Presidency until 1937.
The administrative districts were:
| Division | District Name | District Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Pegu
Lower Burma |
Hanthawaddy
Split in 1912 into
|
Rangoon |
| Pegu | Pegu | |
| Tharrawaddy | Tharrawaddy | |
| Prome | Prome | |
| Arakan
Lower Burma |
Akyab | Akyab |
| Northern Arakan
(or Arakan Hill Tracts) |
Paletwa | |
| Kyaukpyu | Kyaukpyu | |
| Sandoway | Sandoway | |
| Irrawaddy
Lower Burma |
Bassein | Bassein |
| Myaungmya | Myaungmya | |
| Ma-ubin | Ma-ubin | |
| Pyapon | Pyapon | |
| Henzada | Henzada | |
| Tenasserim
Lower Burma |
Toungoo | Toungoo |
| Salween | Papun | |
| Thaton | Thaton | |
| Amherst | Moulmein | |
| Tavoy | Tavoy | |
| Mergui | Mergui | |
| Mandalay
Upper Burma |
Mandalay | Mandalay |
| Bhamo | Bhamo | |
| Myitkyina | Myitkyina | |
| Katha | Katha | |
| Ruby Mines | Mogok | |
| Meiktila
Upper Burma |
Kyaukse | Kyaukse |
| Meiktila | Meiktila | |
| Yamethin | Yamethin | |
| Myingyan | Myingyan | |
| Minbu
Upper Burma |
Thayetmyo | Thayetmyo |
| Minbu | Minbu | |
| Magwe | Magwe | |
| Pakokku | Pakokku | |
| Sagaing
Upper Burma |
Sagaing | Sagaing |
| Lower Chindwin | Monywa | |
| Upper Chindwin | Kindat |
In addition there were areas such as the Northern Shan States, Southern Shan States, Chin Hills, and Pakokku Chin Hills.
Also see
External links
Historical books online
- Burma Imperial Gazetteer
- The Hill Tracts of Arakan by Major W. Gwynne Hughes 1881 Archive.org.
- The Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series Burma 1908 Volume I, Volume II Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
