Wuntho, Myanmar

Wuntho (Shan: ဝဵင်းသိူဝ်) is a town in Katha District, Sagaing Division, Myanmar.

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.

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