MAYMYO

maymyo, a hill sanatorium in india, in the mandalay district of upper burma, 3500 ft. above the sea, with a station on the mandalay-lashio railway 422 m. from rangoon. pop. (1901), 6223. it consists of an undulating plateau, surrounded by hills, which are covered with thin oak forest and bracken. though not entirely free from malaria, it has been chosen for the summer residence of the lieutenant-governor; and it is also the permanent headquarters of the lieutenant-general commanding the burma division, and of other officials.