Maule
a province of Chile, on the Pacific coast. A good part of it is covered by mountains which yield abundant timber. The capital is Cauquenes. Pop. about 10,000.
MAULMAIN (mâl-mān'), or MOUL- MEIN (moul-min'), a town in the province of Tenasserim, Burma, near the mouth of the Salween river. There are numerous public buildings, churches, chapels, and missionary establishments, several charitable and educational institutions, barracks, a hospital, gaol, etc. The principal exports are teakwood and rice; the imports consist of general merchandise, chiefly piece goods, hardware, provisions, and sundries; is backed by a fine range of hills, on whose heights flash the gilded spires of innumerable pagodas; and here, too, are built many pretty residences, commanding a fine view of the town, river, and adjacent country, which for picturesque beauty and varied scenery has few equals. Pop. about 60,000.