Kunma (Chinese transcription of Dai: zh, s=昆马, labels=no), known in Wa as Dāoh Mīe ( "source of the Mīe River";

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as Hkun Mar (), is a town in the Wa Self-Administered Division,

Shan State Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the Endonym and exonym, endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. ...

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. It is ''de facto'' administered by Wa State. The town has a diverse population of Bamar,

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and Wa residents.

Administration

Under the Wa State, Myanmar, the Dāoh Mīe District is subdivided into * Dāoh Mīe Township (Wa: ; Mandarin: ), * Dāoh Saoh Township, * Man Raix Township, * Mān Rāi Township, * Yaong Hlai Township, * Mgōng Gouih Township, * Yaong Dīng Township, * Yaong Dū Township, * Dongxing (''Dōung Sing'') Township, and * Yaong Noung Township All above names except for Dongxing are in the Wa language. Under the

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, Kunma has town ( မြို့) status.

Notable people

Bao Youxiang Bao Youxiang (), also known by his Wa name Tax Log Pang ( Chinese Wa: ) and his Burmese name Pau Yu Chang ( my, ပေါက်ယူချန်း ), is the current president of Wa State people's government, general secretary of the United ...

, commander-in-chief of the

United Wa State Army The United Wa State Army (; my, ဝပြည် သွေးစည်းညီညွတ်ရေး တပ်မတော်, ), abbreviated as the UWSA or the UWS Army, is the military wing of the United Wa State Party (UWSP), the ''de facto'' ...

References

{{Reflist Populated places in Shan State