Sittwe
Sittwe (Burmese: စစ်တွေမြို့; MLCTS: cac twe mrui.; Burmese pronunciation: [sɪʔtwè mjo̰]; formerly Akyab) is the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). Sittwe, pronounced sait-tway in the Rakhine language, is located on an estuarial island created at the confluence of the Kaladan, Mayu, and Lay Mro rivers emptying into the Bay of Bengal. As of 2006 the city has 181,000 inhabitants. It is the administrative seat of Sittwe Township and Sittwe District.
Sittwe
စစ်တွေမြို့ Akyab | |
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City | |
Sittwe main street | |
Sittwe Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 20°10′01″N 92°47′06″E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Rakhine State |
| District | Sittwe District |
| Township | Sittwe Township |
| Population | |
| • Total | 147,899 |
| • Ethnicities | Rakhine rohingya Bamar Chin Kaman Maramagyi |
| • Religions | Buddhism Islam |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
| Area code(s) | 42, 43 |
| Climate | Am |
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