Sagu

Sagu lies northwest of Minbu in the dry country west of the Irrawaddy. Water from Mann Creek irrigated the surrounding fields, and the rice of the district was known as Sakubyat. During the Burmese monarchy the town had its own governor, while local leaders endowed monasteries and pagodas. Minbu stands near the meeting of Mann Creek and the Irrawaddy, opposite Magway, linking Sagu's cultivated lands with the great river valley.