Ayeyarwady Division belongs to the southern part of the Central Basin of Myanmar and
covers practically the whole delta region. It is bulit up by the Ayeyarwady River and
its numerous distributaries, and the formation of the delts is still expanding. The
entire region is almost level except the far west which is backed up by the Rakhine
Yomas. The coastline is bordered by mangroves and mudflats.
Ayeyarwady Division receives monsoon rains; the average rainfall exceeds 100". Floods
usually occur, in late July and early August, and subside towards the end of August
or early September leaving fertile thick cover of silt, the best paddy soil.
The original plant cover here is tropical rainforest, but most of the forests have been cleared for cultivation of rice. The forests in the upland and hilly sections of west Pathein and Hinthada have been put under reserve due to their important as protective cover for watershed areas. Trees found in these forests are la-mu, Kanu and Madama. Nipa palms also flourish in fresthwater swamps. Ayeyarwady Division has become leading producer of jute. Kaing crops like chillies, onions, vegetables, and tobacco are also grown.
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