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Encyclopedia Britannica



MAGWE

This article appears in Volume V17, Page 393 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: LUP-MAL
MAGWE , a
district
  in the
Minbu
  division of Upper Burma. Area, 2913 sq. m.; pop. (1901), 246,708, showing an increase of 12'38% in the decade. Magwe may be divided into two portions: the low, flat country in the Taungdwingyi subdivision, and the undulating high ground extending over the rest of the
district
 . In Taungdwingyi the soil is rich, loamy, and extremely fertile. The plain is about 45 M. from north to south. At its southern extremity it is about 30 M. wide, and lessens in width to the north till it ends in a point at Natmauk. On the
east
  are the
Pegu
  Yomas, which at some points reach a height of 1500 ft. A number of streams run westwards to the Irrawaddy, of which the Yin and the Pin, which form the northern boundary, are the
chief
 . The only perennial stream is the Yanpe. Rice is the staple product, and considerable quantities are exported. Sesamum of very high quality, maize, and millet are also cultivated, as well as
cotton
  in patches here and there over the whole district.
In this district are included the well-known Yenangyaung petroleum wells. The state wells have been leased to the Burma Oil Company. The amount of oil-bearing lands is estimated at 8o sq. m. and the portion not leased to the company has been demarcated into blocks of 1 sq. m. and offered on lease. The remaining land belongs to hereditary Burmese owners called twinsa, who dig wells and extract their oil by the rope and
pulley
  system as they have always done. Lacquered
wood
  trays, bowls and platters, and cart-wheels, are the only manufactures of any note in the district.
The annual rainfall averages about 27 inches. The maximum temperature rises to a little over loo in the hot season, and falls to an average minimum of 53 and 540 in the cold season.
The town of MAGWE is the headquarters of the district; pop. (1901), 6232. It is diagonally opposite
Minbu
 , the headquarters of the division, on the right bank of the Irrawaddy.


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