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.
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]