Sittaung, Sagaing

Sittaung (Burmese: စစ်တောင်း, pronounced [sɪʔ táʊ̯ɴ]) 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 J. J. H. Gordon to better link Manipur with Upper Burma.[2]

Sittaung

စစ်တောင်း

Sittaw
Sittaung
Location of Sittaung, Myanmar
Coordinates: 24°10′N 94°35′E
CountryMyanmar
RegionSagaing Region
DistrictMawlaik
TownshipPaungbyin
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Notes
  1. "Map of Sagaing Division" Myanmars.net
  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
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