Burma Districts

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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
Insein and
Syriam

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