Site-tway 's a town in Rakhine State, in the westernmost part of Myanmar (Burma). Site-tway (; Rakhine: Site-tway), formerly known as Akyab,'s located on an estuarial island 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 it's the provincial capital. History Originally a small fishing village, Site-tway became an important seat of maritime commerce, especially as a port for the export of rice after th… (More on Sittwe)