It is said that two influential Rakhine chiefs used to reside on either side of a canal running northsouth through the upazila, Kalau Magh on the eastern bank and Khepu Magh on the western side.
According to reports, two notable Rakhine dignitaries once resided on opposite banks of a canal stretching from north to south in the Kalau Magh upazila, with one chief residing on the eastern bank and another on the western bank.