Sittaung, Sagaing Explained

Official Name:Sittaung
Native Name:စစ်တောင်း
Other Name:Sittaw
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sittaung, Myanmar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sagaing Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mawlaik
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Paungbyin
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:24.1667°N 129°W
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30

Sittaung (Burmese: စစ်တောင်း, in Burmese pronounced as /sɪʔ táʊ̯ɰ̃/) is a town in Paungbyin Township, Mawlaik District, in the Sagaing Region of Burma (Myanmar) on the right bank of the Chindwin River.[1] There is a highway running west to the Indian border which provides Tamu with access to transport on the Chindwin. This road was laid out in 1887 by troops under Major General John James Hood Gordon to better link Manipur with Upper Burma.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.myanmars.net/myanmar-map/sagaing-map.htm "Map of Sagaing Division"
  2. Gordon, J. J. H. (February 1889) "Overland from India to Upper Burma" The Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine New Series 1(2): pp. 187 - 200, page 199