Minhla Township is a township in Tharrawaddy District in the Bago Region of Burma (Myanmar).[1] The principal town is Minhla. In 1908 it was reported that the township covered an area of 708 square miles (1,830 km2) and in 1901 had a total population of 42, 120, with 2553 people in the main town.[2] Minhla was occupied during the Third Anglo-Burmese War. The township is hilly, and is inhabited by the Arakan Yoma.

Minhla Township
Location in Thayarwaddy district
Location in Thayarwaddy district
Country Burma
RegionBago Region
DistrictTharrawaddy District
CapitalMinhla
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

References edit

  1. ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  2. ^ Sir William Stevenson Meyer (1908). Imperial gazetteer of India . Clarendon Press, Great Britain. India Office. p. 359.