Sangu

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Sangu

River of Eastern Bengal and Assam. Rising in the range of hills which divides Arakan from the Chittagong Hill Tracts, in 21 13' N. and 92 37'E., it pursues a generally northerly course over a rocky bed to Bandarban, from which place it takes a tortuous westerly direction through Chittagong District, and finally empties itself into the Bay of Bengal, in 22 6' N. and 91 51' E., after a course of 168 miles. The Sangu is tidal as far as Bandarban, where jts bed is sandy.

Though shallow in ordinary times, during the rains it becomes deep, dangerous, and rapid. In its upper reaches it is called by the hillmen the Rigray Khyoung, and lower down the Sabak Khyoung, It is navigable by large cargo boats for a distance of 30 miles throughout the year. The principal tributaries are the Dolu and Chandkhali, and the chief river-side village is Bandarban.