Wuntho () is a town in

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. 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

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in 1892. Rail service from

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was extended to Wuntho in 1893. On 30 December 1994, on the outskirts of Wuntho on the Bonkyaung bridge a Mandalay-

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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.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

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External links

"Photograph of a street in Wuntho, 1891"
Royal Commonwealth Society Library
"Wuntho Map — Satellite Images of Wuntho"
''Maplandia'' Township capitals of Myanmar Populated places in Sagaing Region {{KathaMM-geo-stub