Sittaung is a town in Paungbyin Township

Paungbyin Township

Paungbyin Township is a township in Mawlaik District in the Sagaing Division of Burma. The principal town is Paungbyin.-External links:* - map showing the township boundary...

, Mawlaik District

Mawlaik District

Mawlaik District is a district in central Sagaing Division of Burma . Its administrative center is the town of Mawlaik.The district consists of just two townships, Mawlaik and Paungbyin...

, in the Sagaing Region of Burma (Myanmar) on the right bank of the Chindwin River

Chindwin River

The Chindwin River is a river in Burma , and the largest tributary of the country's chief river the Ayeyarwady . It flows entirely within Burma and is known as Ning-thi to the Manipuris.-Source:...

. There is a highway running west to the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n border which provides Tamu

Tamu

Tamu may refer to:* Texas A&M University* Tamu, Burma* Tampere United, Finnish football club* Tamu , A West African given name, meaning one who loves* Bwana Tamu, Kenyan sultan* Ta'mu, a type of dumpling made in Southeast Asia...

 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

Manipur

Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of...

with Upper Burma.

External links

• "Sittaung Map — Satellite Images of Sittaung" Maplandia