Arakan Division

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This article is about the British territory of Arakan. For the historical region, see Arakan. For the modern adminstrative division, see Rakhine State.
Arakan Division
ရခိုင်တိုင်း
1826–1942
1945–1948
Flag of Arakan
Flag
Coat of arms of Arakan
Coat of arms
Anthem: 
Union of Burma
4 January 1948
CurrencyBurmese rupee, Indian rupee, Pound sterling
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
British Raj
Konbaung Dynasty
State of Burma
State of Burma
Post-independence Burma, 1948–62

Arakan Division (

multiethnic population. It was a leading rice
exporter.

History

Arakan Campaign 1942-1943. The division was regained by British forces, with help from the Allies
, in 1945. Arakan continued to be a division of Burma after its independence from Britain in 1948.

Geography

The division was a coastal strip of land running along the eastern seaboard of the Bay of Bengal, from the Naf River estuary, on the borders of Chittagong, to Cape Negrais. Length from northern extremity to Cape Negrais, about 400 m; greatest breadth in the northern part, 90 m, gradually diminishing towards the south, as it is hemmed in by the Arakan Mountains, until, in the extreme south, it tapers away to a narrow strip not more than 15 m across. The coast was studded with islands, the most important of which are Cheduba, Ramree and Shahpura. The division had its headquarters at Akyab (Sittwe) and consists of four districts—namely, Akyab, Northern Arakan Hill Tracts, Sandoway and Kyaukpyu, formerly called Ramree. Its area is 18,540 sq. m. The population at the time of the British occupation in 1826 did not exceed 100,000. In 1831 it amounted to 173,000; in 1839 to 248,000, and in 1901 to 762,102.[1]

The principal rivers of Arakan Division included the Naaf estuary, in the north, which forms the boundary between the division and Chittagong; (2) the

timber.[2]

The Northern Arakan Hill Tracts district is under a superintendent, who was usually a member of the Imperial Police, with headquarters at Paletwa. The area of the Hill Tracts was 5233 sq. m.; pop. (1901) 20,682.[3]

Districts

Arakan had four districts which are listed in the following:

  1. Akyab
  2. Northern Arakan Hill Tracts
  3. Sandoway
  4. Kyaukpyu

Demographics

The

seaport and its hinterland.[5]

Legislatures

See also: Legislatures of British India

Arakan Division was represented in the

Legislature of Burma served as the legislative body of the colony, including Arakan Division. Elections were held in 1920, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936 and 1947
.

Both Burmese-Arakanese and Indo-Arakanese were elected as native members to the Legislature of Burma.

Union of Burma
on 4 January 1948.

Economy

Wages in Arakan were much higher than in British India.

timber
.

References

  1. ^ 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2 page 315
  2. ^ 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2 page 315
  3. ^ 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2 page 315
  4. ISBN 978-1-85065-028-7
    .
  5. ISBN 978-0-674-01748-1
    .
  6. ^ Arthur P. Phayre (1841). Account of Arakan. p. 696.
  7. ISBN 9789812304391
    . Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  8. ^ Georg Hartwig (1863). The Tropical World: a Popular Scientific Account of the Natural History of the Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms in the Equatorial Regions. Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green. p. 159.
  9. ISBN 978-0-313-07696-1
    .
  10. ISBN 978-0-85115-935-5
    .
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