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Minhla Township, Bago

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

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.

References

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  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.