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Burma Districts
Burma was a province of the Bengal Presidency until 1937.
The administrative districts were:
Division | District Name | District Headquarters |
---|---|---|
Pegu
Lower Burma |
Hanthawaddy | 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 | |
Minbu | Thayetmyo | Thayetmyo |
Minbu | Minbu | |
Magwe | Magwe | |
Pakokku | Pakokku | |
Tenasserim
Lower Burma |
Toungoo | Toungoo |
Salween | Papun | |
Thaton | Thaton | |
Amherst | Moulmein | |
Tavoy | Tavoy | |
Mergui | Mergui |
Also see
External links
- Burma Imperial Gazetteer