Town in Sagaing Region, Myanmar
| Wuntho ဝန္းသို | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  WunthoLocation in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 23°53′59″N 95°40′49″E / 23.89972°N 95.68028°E / 23.89972; 95.68028 | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Sagaing Region |
| District | Katha District |
| Township | Wuntho Township |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Wuntho (Shan: ဝဵင်းသိူဝ်) is a town in Katha District, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Wuntho Township.
History
Main article: WunthoWhile not the capital, it gave its name to the native state of Wuntho which was formally annexed to Burma by the British in 1892. Rail service from Mandalay was extended to Wuntho in 1893.
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.
Notes
- Crosthwaite, Charles Haukes Todd (1912) The Pacification of Burma E. Arnold, London, page 92, OCLC 7223137
- Dautremer, Joseph (1913) Burma under British Rule (translated from Dautremer, Joseph (1912) La Birmanie sous le régime britannique: une colonie modèle Guilmoto, Paris, OCLC 250415892) T.F. Unwin, London, page 205, OCLC 9493684; full text pp. 194-213 from the online library eBooksRead.com
- Associated Press (2 January 1995) "Train derails in Myanmar, 102 killed" Toronto Star page A-13
- 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
External links
- "Photograph of a street in Wuntho, 1891" Royal Commonwealth Society Library
- "Wuntho Map — Satellite Images of Wuntho" Maplandia
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