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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 237.

MfÏ YA VA RAM TO WN 237 lion of the Southern Shan States, Burma, lying between 20° 38' and 200 44' N. and 96° 44' and 96° 51' E., with an area Of 40 square miles. It borders on Hsambnghkam on the west, and on the other sides on Yawnghwe. Rice is grown in the swampy ground in the north, but the rest of the State is rather arid, and the total cultivated area is only about loo acres. The population in rgoi was 3,755 (distributed in 43 villages), of whom more than 2,000 were Taungyos, and the rest Taungthus, Shans, and Burmese-Shans. The residence of the Myoza is at Mawnang (population, 198), a little south of the Thazi-Fort Sted man road. The revenue in 1904-5 amounted to Rs. 3,9oo, and the tribute to the British Government is Rs. 2,000. Mawsdn (Burmese, Bawzaing).-Small State in the Myelat divi- sion of the Southern Shan States, Burma, lying between 20° 52' and 21° 3' N. and 96° 43' and 96° 5o' E., with an area of 40 square miles. It is bounded on the north by Lawksawk ; on the east by Yawnghwe ; on the south by Poila ; and on the west by Pangtara. The country consists of open rolling downs, like the greater part of the Myelat. The population in rgor was 3,557 (distributed in 31 villages), of whom about 1,500 were Danus, r,3oo Taungthus, and the rest Taungyos. The residence of the Ngwegunhmu is at Mawson (popu- lation, 203), in the south of the State. The revenue in 1904-5 amounted to Rs. 2,9oo, and the tribute to the British Government is Rs. 1,500. Mâyavaram Subdivision. - Subdivision of T anjore District, Madras, consisting of the tdluks Of MAYAVARAM and SHIYALL Mâyavaram Taluk.-Coast tdluk in the north-east of Tanjore District, Madras, lying between 10° 58' and 11° 15' N. and 79° 31' and 79 52' F,., with an area Of 283 square miles. The population in 1go1 was 247,019, compared with 244,835 in 1891. In density it stands sixth of all the tdluks in the Presidency, this being due to its great agricultural advantages. It is situated wholly in the delta of the CAUVERY river, and more than 99 per cent. of the arable land is under occupation. Moreover, as it lies near the sea, it receives as much as from 50 to 53 inches of rain. Most of the land is irrigated, and on this rice is usually grown, though ground-nuts and gingelly are also raised in fair quantities. MnYAVARAn2 TOWN, which is the head-quarters of the tdluk, is a municipality with a population of 24,276. The old Danish settlement of TRANQUEBAR, which lies 18 miles south-east and is now a declining port, has a population (inclusive of its suburb Poraiyàr) Of 13,142. Besides these two towns, there are 186 villages in the hiluk. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 8,88,ooo. Mâyavaram Town (Miyi2rana).-Head-quarters of the tdluk of the same name and,the station of a Deputy-Collector, Tanjore District, Q2