Magwe [District] (English spelling)

Japanese: マグウェー[管区]（英語表記）Magwe

One of Myanmar's seven divisions. Located in the mid-west of the country at latitudes 18°-23°N and longitudes 93°-96°E, it borders Sagaing Division to the north, Mandalay Division to the east, Pegu Division to the south, Chin State to the northwest, and Arakan State to the southwest. It has an area of 44,200 km2 and a population of 4.07 million (1994). Its capital is Magway City on the left bank of the Irrawaddy River. The Irrawaddy River runs through it from north to south, with five tributaries, Yaw, Salin, Mon, Man, and Mindon, flowing in from the west, and two tributaries, Inn and Pyin, flowing in from the east. Annual precipitation is low, at 850 mm in Gangaw, 660 mm in Chauk, and 660 mm in Pakokku, so irrigated rice cultivation is practiced in the river basin, and field crops are cultivated in other areas.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ミャンマーの7管区の一つ。国の中西部，北緯18゜～23゜，東経93゜～96゜に位置し，北はサガイン管区，東はマンダレー管区，南はペグー管区，北西はチン州，南西はアラカン州とそれぞれ接する。面積4万4200km2，人口407万(1994)。主都はイラワジ川左岸のマグウェー市。イラワジ川が南北に貫流しており，西からはヨー，サリン，モン，マン，ミンドンの5支流が，東からはイン，ピンの2支流が流入する。年降水量が，ガンゴーで850mm，チャウで660mm，パコックーで660mmと少ないため，河川の流域では灌漑による稲作，そのほかでは畑作が行われている。

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