| Pegu Range | |
|---|---|
| ပဲခူးရိုးမ | |
 Mount Popa | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Popa |
| Elevation | 1,518 m (4,980 ft) |
| Coordinates | 20°55′27″N95°15′02″E / 20.92417°N 95.25056°E /20.92417; 95.25056 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 475 km (295 mi) N/S |
| Width | 60 km (37 mi) E/W |
| Geography | |
  Pegu Range Location in Myanmar | |
| Country | Burma |
| Range coordinates | 20°55.3′N95°14.9′E / 20.9217°N 95.2483°E /20.9217; 95.2483 |
ThePegu Range (Burmese:ပဲခူးရိုးမ;Pegu Yoma orBago Yoma) is a range of low mountains or hills[1] and uplands[2] between theIrrawaddy and theSittaung River in centralBurma (Myanmar). The range runs fromMount Popa in the north toSinguttara Hill (Theingottara Hill) in the south. Both thePegu River and the Sittaung River originate in the Pegu Range.
Among the notable peaks or hilltops are 1,518 metres (4,980 ft) highMount Popa, astratovolcano,[3] Sinnamaung TAUNG 2,693 feet (820 m),Shwenape TAUNG 2,509 feet (765 m), TALAN TAUNG 2,050 feet (625 m), Binhontaung 2,003 feet (611 m),[4] Kodittaung 1,885 feet (575 m),[4] Phoe-Oo Taung[3] and Singguttara Hill (Theingottara Hill).[3]
The Pegu Range consists of folded and faultedPaleogenemarine sediments combined with more recentvolcanics.[citation needed]
TheShwedagon Pagoda was built sometime before 1000 A.D. on Singguttara Hill.
The Pegu Range was the original site of the 1930–1931Saya San uprising against theBritish. Saya San raised the flag of independence on Alantaung Hill nearTharrawaddy.[5]
Later the Pegu Range became a center for theCommunist Party of Burma.[6]
The northern end of the Pegu merges into the BurmeseDry Belt, while in the south there is over 80 inches of rainfall a year.[7] The hills of the Pegu Range were originally heavily forested withteak and other commercially exploitable hardwoods.[1][7] The southern forests were "ironwood forests", while the central and northern forests were teak.[8] Extensive logging has caused the presentdeforestation and increased erosion in the area.[citation needed]
