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Tarons live in the northern most regions of the Union of Myanmar. They are the
shortest in stature and the smallest in numbers. Tarons are also the least
developed of all the nationals of Myanmar.
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Tarons are one of the Rawang stock and the first Taron who ever set foot on the
Central Myanmar plains was in 1964, at the Union Day Celebrations held in
Mandalay.
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In 1962, a medical research team from the Medical Research Department led by
Dr. Mya Tu went on an expedition to these Taron areas and did a detailed
medical research. The authorities later published the findings of this
expedition. As the Tarons mainly live on the icy mountainous regions of
northern Myanmar, they are unaccustomed to live in the hot and humid regions of
the plains. Tarons were never seen at Union Day Celebrations after 1964.
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| A group of Taron Women. |
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| Dalong family. The Dalong are related
to Tibetans. |
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| Taron man of Rawang stock. Smallest population in
Myanmar. Live on the sources of the N'maihka river. |
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| A Taron Woman.Smallest population in Myanmar. Live
on the sources of the N'maihka river. |
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