Sittong
Sittong is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 18.83°, 96.45°
About Sittong
The Sittaung River (Burmese: စစ်တောင်းမြစ် [sɪʔ táʊɰ̃ mjɪʔ]; formerly, the Sittang or Sittoung) is a river in south central Myanmar in Bago Division. The Pegu Range separates its basin from that of the Irrawaddy. The river originates at the edge of the Shan Hills southeast of Mandalay, and flows southward to the Gulf of Martaban. Its length is 420 kilometres (260 mi) and its mean annual discharge is around 50 cubic kilometres (12 cu mi) per year.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Sittaung River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sittong: Key Facts
| Length | 560 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 34,000 km² |
| Mouth | Andaman Sea |
Facts from Wikidata Q1075555 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Sittong: Quick Answers
- Where is Sittong?
- Sittong is located in Myanmar, at 18.8334° N, 96.4493° E.
- Are there dams on the Sittong?
- No dam on the Sittong is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.