Wuntho (Shan: ဝဵင်းသိူဝ်) is a town in Katha District, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Wuntho Township.
Wuntho
ဝန္းသို | |
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Town | |
Wuntho Location in Burma | |
Coordinates: 23°53′59″N 95°40′49″E / 23.89972°N 95.68028°E | |
Country | Myanmar |
Region | Sagaing Region |
District | Katha District |
Township | Wuntho Township |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
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]