• Source: Wuntho, Myanmar

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




History



While 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.




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External links


"Photograph of a street in Wuntho, 1891" Royal Commonwealth Society Library
"Wuntho Map — Satellite Images of Wuntho" Maplandia

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• Wuntho, Myanmar
• Wuntho
• Wuntho (disambiguation)
• Rail transport in Myanmar
• List of cities and largest towns in Myanmar
• First Anglo-Burmese War
• Wuntho Township
• History of rail transport in Myanmar
• Townships of Myanmar
• Hanlin, Burma