Myittha River ( my, မြစ်သာမြစ်) is a river of western
Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
, a tributary of the
Chindwin River.
Course
The Myittha originates in the
Chin Hills
The Chin Hills are a range of mountains in Chin State, northwestern Burma (Myanmar), that extends northward into India's Manipur state.
Geography
The highest peak in the Chin Hills is Khonu Msung, or Mount Victoria, in southern Chin State, whic ...
and flowing northwards drains the
Kale Valley. It flows into the Chindwin, one of the main tributaries of the
Irrawaddy River, on the right just below the town of
Kalewa
Kalewa is a town at the confluence of the Chindwin River and the Myittha River in Kale District, Sagaing Region of north-western Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Kalewa Township.
Climate
Kalewa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen ...
.
[Bird, George W. (1897) ''Wanderings in Burma'' F.J. Bright & Son, Bournemouth, England]
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See also
*
List of rivers of Burma
This is a list of rivers in Myanmar (also known as Burma).
This list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Indian Ocean
* Nāf River
* Kaladan River
* Lemro Riv ...
References
Rivers of Myanmar
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