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Encyclopedia Britannica



THARRAWADDY

This article appears in Volume V26, Page 727 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: TAV-THE
THARRAWADDY , a town and
district
  in the
Pegu
  division of Lower Burma. The town has a station on the railway, 68 m. N.W. from
Rangoon
 . Pop. (1901) 164.3. The
district
  has an area of 2851 sq. m. The
Pegu
  Yoma range separates it from Toungoo district, and forms the water-parting between the rivers
Irrawaddy
  and Sittang; there are also many small elevations. The
Irrawaddy
  is the principal navigable river. Another important river is the Hlaing, which runs through the district from north to
south
 , receiving from the
east
 , through numerous channels, the drainage of the Pegu Yoma Mountains, which fertilizes the plain on its eastern bank. There are teak forests and fuel reserves, covering an area of 732 sq. m. Among the wild animals found in the mountains are elephant, rhinoceros, bison and various kinds of feathered game. The rainfall in 1905 was 91.65 in. Pop. (1901) 395,570, showing an increase of 17 per cent. in the decade. The railway runs through the centre of the district, with ten stations. The
chief
  towns are Gyobingauk (6030) and Thonze (6578). The staple crop is
rice
 , but orchards and gardens are also common. The history of the district is identical with that of
Henzada
  (q.v.). Tharrawaddy was formed in 1878 out of that portion of
Henzada
  lying
east
  of the Irrawaddy.


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