Wuntho, Myanmar Explained

Settlement Type:Town
Wuntho
Native Name:ဝန္းသို
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Katha District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Wuntho Township
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:23.8997°N 95.6803°W
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30

Wuntho (Shan: ဝဵင်းသိူဝ်) is a town in Katha District, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Wuntho Township.

History

See main article: Wuntho. While not the capital, it gave its name to the native state of Wuntho[1] which was formally annexed to Burma by the British in 1892. Rail service from Mandalay was extended to Wuntho in 1893.[2]

On 30 December 1994, on the outskirts of Wuntho on the Bonkyaung bridge a Mandalay-Myitkyina passenger train derailed when its brakes failed and one passenger car plummeted into a ravine. In all, 102 people were killed and 53 were seriously injured.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Crosthwaite, Charles Haukes Todd (1912) The Pacification of Burma E. Arnold, London, page 92,
  2. Dautremer, Joseph (1913) Burma under British Rule (translated from Dautremer, Joseph (1912) La Birmanie sous le régime britannique: une colonie modèle Guilmoto, Paris,) T.F. Unwin, London, page 205, ; full text pp. 194-213 from the online library eBooksRead.com
  3. Associated Press (2 January 1995) "Train derails in Myanmar, 102 killed" Toronto Star page A-13
  4. Staff (5 January 1995) "Rail derailment kills 102, injures 53" BBC Summary of World Broadcasts from Radio Myanmar, Rangoon, in Burmese, 1330 GMT 31 December 1994