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Encyclopedia Britannica



PAKOKKU

This article appears in Volume V20, Page 522 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PAI-PAS
PAKOKKU , a
district
  in the
Minbu
  division of Upper Burma,, lying west of the
Irrawaddy
  river and
south
  of Mandalay, with the line of the Chin hills as a general boundary on the west. It has an area of 6210 sq. m. and a population (1901) of 356,489. The part of the
district
  along the
Irrawaddy
  and Chindwin rivers is alluvial. Beyond this, however, the country rises gradually to the low Shinmadaung and Tangyi ridges, where it is very arid. To the westward there is a rapid drop to the well-watered valley of the Yaw River, and then a rise over broken, dry country before the valleys of the Myit-tha and Mon rivers are reached. The principal products are millet, sesamum. and sugar produced from toddy-palms in the riverain districts, which also grow
rice
 , grain, peas and beans. Tobacco and vegetables are also produced in some quantity, and maize is grown largely for the sake of the husk, which is used for native
cheroot
 -wrappers, under the name of yaw pet. The Yenangyat oil-fields, which produce quantities of petroleum, are. in the
south
  of the district, and iron used_ to be worked in .a small way. There are 1151 sq. m. of reserved: forests in the
district. A good deal of teak and cutch is worked out. The cutch of the Yaw country is particularly esteemed. The average rainfall does not exceed 35 in. annually, and in many places water has to be carted for miles. West of the P8ndaung
ridge
 , however, under the Chin hills, the rainfall exceeds 50 inches. The heat in May and June is very
great
 , and the thermometer rises considerably above ioo F. in the shade.
The
great
 
majority
  of the population is Burmese, but in Yaw there is a peculiar race called Taungthas, who claim to be quite distinct from both Burmese and Chins. In Igor the Taungthas numbered 5700.
The headquarters town, Pakokku, stands on the right bank of the Irrawaddy, and has grown into importance since the British occupation. It is the great boat-building centre of Upper Burma. The population in 1901 was 19,456. It may be described as the emporium of the trade of the Chindwin and, Yaw river valleys. The steamers of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company
call
  here regularly, and it is the starting-point for the vessels plying on the Chindwin.


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