Sittwe Hotels

Sittwe is a town in the Rakhine State of westernmost part of Myanmar. Sittwe is a city in Rakhine State, Myanmar located on an estuarial island. The island was created by the confluence of the Kaladan River, Myu River, and Lemyo River emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The 2006 population 181,000 and is Rakhine State's provincial capitol. The city is predominantly Buddhist but there is a large Islamic community and this has been source of tensions. Originally a small fishing village, Sittwe became an important seat of maritime commerce, especially as a port for the export of rice after the British occupation of Arakan.