Sittaung River
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The Sittaung River is a major river in central Myanmar that flows southward into the Gulf of Martaban, playing an important role in regional transport, agriculture, and fisheries.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sittaung River estuary | 1 |
| Sittaung River system | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sittang River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sittoung River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinFeature |
floodplain agriculture
ⓘ
mangrove areas near estuary ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| drainageBasinCountry | Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasinFeature |
alluvial soils
ⓘ
lowland plains ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Gulf of Martaban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | southward ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | strong tidal bore ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportanceFor |
Bago Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kayin State NERFINISHED ⓘ Mon State NERFINISHED ⓘ central Myanmar ⓘ |
| hasEstuary | Gulf of Martaban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
bank erosion
ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalPattern |
lower flow in dry season
ⓘ
monsoon-swollen in rainy season ⓘ |
| hasUse |
fishing
ⓘ
inland water transport ⓘ irrigation ⓘ sand extraction ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Burmese-speaking area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bago Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kayin State NERFINISHED ⓘ Mon State NERFINISHED ⓘ central Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Gulf of Martaban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Bago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taungoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Thaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Irrawaddy Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
agriculture
ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ regional transport ⓘ |
| region | Sittaung Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | agricultural heartland of Myanmar ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
inland fisheries
ⓘ
river transport ⓘ small-scale irrigation schemes ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | tidal river at lower reaches ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sittaung River system
this entity surface form:
Sittaung River estuary