Minhla Township | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Seat: | Minhla |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Bago Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tharrawaddy District |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
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 708sqmi 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.
See also: Sitkwin.