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Encyclopedia Britannica



MEIKTILA

This article appears in Volume V18, Page 83 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MEC-MIC
MEIKTILA , a
district
  and division in Upper Burma. The
district
  is the most easterly of the districts in the dry zone, and has an area of 2183 sq. m. It lies between Kyaukse, Myingyan, Yamethin, and on the
east
  touches the Shan States. It is a slightly undulating plain, the gentle slopes of which are composed of black "
cotton
  " soil and are somewhat arid. The only hills above 300 ft. are on the slopes of the Shan hills. The lake is the
chief
  feature of the district. It is artificial, and according to Burmese legend was begun 2400 years ago by the grandfather of Gautama Buddha. It is 7 M. long, averages half a mile broad, and covers an area of 31 sq. na, With the Minhla and other connected lakes it irrigates a large' extent of country.
There are small forest reserves, chiefly of
cutch
 . Large numbers of cattle are bred. The
chief
  agricultural products are
rice
 , sesamum,
cotton
 , peas, maize, millet and
gram
 . Pop. (1901), 252,305. Famines in 1891, 1895 and 1896 led to considerable emigration. The climate is healthy except in the submontane townships. The temperature rises to too F. and over between the months of March and June, and the mean minimum in January is about 61. The rainfall is uncertain (36.79 in. in 1893, 25.59 in 1891). The vast
majority
 


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