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Hanthawaddy, as it
was constituted in 1911, consisted of a vast plain stretching up from the sea
between the To (or China Bakir) mouth of the Ayeyarwady
River and the Pegu Yomas. Except the tract of land
lying between the Pegu Yomas on the east and the Hlaing river, the country was
intersected by numerous tidal
creeks; many of which were navigable by large boats and some by steamers. The
headquarters of the district was in Rangoon, which was also the sub-divisional
headquarters. The second sub-division had its headquarters at Insein, where there were large railway
works. Cultivation was almost wholly confined to rice, but there were many
vegetable and fruit gardens.
Today, Hanthawaddy
may be considered a district of the city of Bago
