MYMUNSING, a district of Hindustan, in the pro-
vince of Bengal, situated between the 24th and 28th de-
grees of north latitude. The boundaries of this territory are
the Garrow Mountains and the district of Rungepoor on the
north, Dacca Jelalpoor on the south, Silket and Tipperah
on the east, and Ranjeshy and Dinagepoor on the west.
The country is intersected by the great river Brahmapoo-
tra, into which flow innumerable streams from both sides;
and, owing to the flatness of the country, it is liable to in-
undations during the rainy seasons. It produces in conse-
quence very abundant crops of rice, of a coarse quality,
which is its staple produce. Some parts of the country
are overrun with wood or jungle, and are but thinly inha-
bited. The chief town is Bygonbary, which is the resi-
dence of the judge and collector, who are subordinate to
Myo Isle the Dacca court of circuit. The population consists of pretty nearly equal numbers of Hindus and Mahomedans. According to a census taken by orders of the Marquis Wellesley in 1801, the population amounts to 600,000.