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TAVOY , a See also:town and See also:district in the See also:Tenasserim See also:division of See also:Lower See also:Burma. The town is on the See also:left See also:bank of the See also:river of the same name, 30 M. from the See also:sea. Pop. (1901) 22,371. It carries on a considerable See also:coasting See also:trade with other ports of Burma, and with the Straits Settlements. The See also:chief See also:industry is See also:silk-See also:weaving, but there are also See also:rice and See also:timber See also:mills. The district has an See also:area of 5308 sq. m. It lies between See also:Siam and the See also:Bay of See also:Bengal, enclosed by mountains on three sides, viz., the See also:main See also:chain of the Bilauktaung on the See also:east, rising in places to 5000 feet, which, with its densely wooded spurs, forms an almost impassable barrier between See also:British and Siamese territory; the Nwahlabo in the centre, which takes its name from its loftiest See also:peak (5000 ft.) ; and a third range, under the name of Thinmaw, between the Nwahlabo and the sea-See also:coast. The chief See also:rivers are the Tenasserim and Tavoy, the former being formed by the junction of two streams which unite near Met-ta; for the greater See also:part of its course it is dangerous to See also:navigation. The Tavoy is navigable for vessels of any See also:burden. It is interspersed with many islands, and with its numerous smaller tributaries affords easy and rapid communication. The See also:climate is on the whole pleasant. The See also:annual rainfall averages 228 inches. Pop. (1901) 109,979, showing an increase of 16 per cent. in the See also:decade. The See also:staple See also:crop is rice. Forests See also:cover an area of nearly 5000 sq. m., of which 96o sq. m. are " reserved. " Tavoy, with the See also:rest of Tenasserim, was handed over to the British at the end of the first Burmese See also:war in 1824. A revolt See also:broke out in 1829, headed by the former See also:governor, which was at once quelled, and since then the district has remained undisturbed. Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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