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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sittaung River canonical 7
Sittang River 6
Sittaung River estuary 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Sittang River
linked to: Sittaung River

Sittoung River
basinFeature floodplain agriculture
mangrove areas near estuary
rice cultivation
continent Asia
country Myanmar
drainageBasinCountry Myanmar
drainageBasinFeature alluvial soils
lowland plains
emptiesInto Gulf of Martaban
flowsDirection southward
hasCharacteristic strong tidal bore
hasEconomicImportanceFor Bago Region
Kayin State
Mon State
central Myanmar
hasEstuary Gulf of Martaban
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
Kayin State
Mon State
central Myanmar
mouth Gulf of Martaban
nearbyCity Bago
Taungoo
linked to: Toungoo

Thaton
partOf Irrawaddy Basin
playsRoleIn agriculture
fisheries
regional transport
region Sittaung Valley
regionType agricultural heartland of Myanmar
supportsActivity inland fisheries
river transport
small-scale irrigation schemes
waterBodyType tidal river at lower reaches

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bago Region hasRiver Sittaung River
Sittaung River basin drainedBy Sittaung River
Sittaung River basin partOf Sittaung River system
linked to: Sittaung River
Sittaung River basin majorOutlet Sittaung River estuary
linked to: Sittaung River
Toungoo locatedOnRiver Sittang River
linked to: Sittaung River
Sittang River valley region namedAfter Sittang River
linked to: Sittaung River
Sittang River valley region hasPart Sittang River
linked to: Sittaung River
Sittang River valley region locatedOnRiver Sittang River
linked to: Sittaung River
Battle of Sittang Bridge location Sittang River
linked to: Sittaung River
Gulf of Martaban mouthOfRiver Sittaung River
Pegu Division majorRiver Sittaung River
Bago Region majorRiver Sittaung River
subject linked to: Pegu Division
Sittaung River alsoKnownAs Sittang River
linked to: Sittaung River
Myanmar coastal plains drainedBy Sittaung River