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The Sittaung River (Burmese: စစ်တောင်းမြစ် [sɪʔ táʊɰ̃ mjɪʔ]; formerly, the Sittang or Sittoung[1]) 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.

Sittaung River
Sittaung River near Pyinmana
Native name	စစ်တောင်းမြစ်  (Burmese)
Location
Country	Myanmar, Bago Region
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Shan Hills
Mouth
• location	Gulf of Mottama, Andaman Sea
• coordinates	16°57′54″N 96°59′15″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	420 kilometres (260 mi)
Discharge
• average	1,542 m3/s (54,500 cu ft/s)

Basin

Although it flows through fairly flat country, the Sittaung has a notorious tidal bore at its mouth which has precluded any but very small craft navigating the river. The river is navigable for 40 kilometres (25 mi) year-round and for 90 kilometres (56 mi) during three months of the year.

The river is used primarily to float timber south for export.[2] Strong currents make the river even less valuable as a means of transport in eastern Burma. Its basin does not have the same richness for agriculture as the Irrawaddy because there is no soil flowing down from the Shan Hills.

See also

• Battle of Sittang Bridge in 1942

References

External links

• Image of mouth on satellite

На других языках

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[de] Sittaung

Der Sittaung (birmanisch စစ်တောင်းမြစ်, [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}sɪʔ táuɴ mjɪʔ]; früher auch Sittang oder Sittoung) ist ein Fluss in Südzentral-Myanmar in der Bago-Division. Das Gebirge Pegu-Joma trennt sein Einzugsgebiet von dem des Irrawaddy. Der Fluss entspringt am Rande des Shan Plateaus südöstlich von Mandalay und fließt dann nach Süden zum Golf von Martaban. Seine Länge beträgt 420 km, sein durchschnittlicher Jahresabfluss 50 Kubikkilometer.

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- [en] Sittaung River

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[es] Río Sittang

El río Sittang se ubica al este de Birmania.

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[ru] Ситаун (река)

Ситаун (бирм. စစ်တောင်းမြစ်) — одна из крупнейших рек в Мьянме. Длина около 500 км, площадь бассейна — 34 500 км²[1]. Средний расход воды около 1300 м³/с[1].

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