Dry Zone (Myanmar)

[1] It is the primary location of ethnic Bamar and has served as the power centre for governments throughout Myanmar's history, including modern military juntas.

The region receives comparatively little rainfall and frequently experiences dry spells during the Monsoon of South Asia and rainy seasons.

[2] This fact is owed to the Dry Zone being surrounded by the Arakan Mountains to the west and the Pegu Range to the south, as well as the Shan Hills to the east.

[5] However, as a result of low rainfall, climate change, and other human and agricultural activities (such as deforestation and overgrazing), economic conditions in the Dry Zone remain poor.

Authoritarian leader Ne Win unsuccessfully sought to settle Dry Zone residents in the eastern Shan State.