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 | |
| 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.
