The Lower Chindwi district lies between north latitudes 21° 48´ and 22° 50´ and east longitudes 94° 16´ and 95° 39´ and falls partly within the Dry and partly within the Northern Wet zones of Burma. The wet-zone portion consists of a fringe of mountainous forest-clad country,extending along the western and northern border.

The greater portion of this area has been made into forest reserves, the physical features of which will be found described in Chapter V, hut some of the valleys have been excluded. All the rest of the district falls within the dry zone, though there are, as would be expected, increments in the rainfall as the hills are approached.