There is Chindwin river between two townships of Chaung-U and Salingyi as the common boundary.

On 11 April 2018, Yagyi-Kalewa section was finally awarded to Punj Lylloyd, to be completed in 3 years by April 2021 for Rs.1,177 crore in Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) mode under a special purpose vehicle.

[2] Chaungma (also Chaung Ma) village (ချောင်းမကျေးရွာ) is an important stopover on the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway.

Among them, Nwe Chway, Pè Pyittaw, Khin Mon, Amyint and Hman Cho are the most distinct villages, for instance.

Ago, it was a city when Innwa and Konbaung dynasties governed the country.

When Kone Baung Kings governed the country, the mayor Min Lappha Wah was famous.