Kunma,_Myanmar

Kunma

Kunma

Place in Myanmar

Kunma (Chinese transcription of Dai: 昆马), known in Wa as Taoh Mie (lit. "source of the Mie River"; Mandarin: 格迈) and in Burmese as Hkun Mar (ခွန်းမား), is a town in the Wa Self-Administered Division, Shan State, Myanmar. It is de facto administered by Wa State.

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The town has a diverse population of Bamar, Kokang, Panthay and Wa residents.[citation needed]

Administration

Under the Wa State, Myanmar, the Taoh Mie District is subdivided into

  • Taoh Mie Township (Wa: daux eeng Taoh Mie; Mandarin: 昆马乡，"到蔑"),
  • Taoh Saoh Township,
  • Man Raix Township,
  • Man Rai Township,
  • Yaong Lhai Township,
  • Gawng Goeh Township,
  • Yaong Ting Township,
  • Yaong Tu Township,
  • Dongxing (Tong Sing) Township, and
  • Yaong Noung Township

All above names except for Dongxing are in the Wa language.

Under the Tatmadaw, Kunma has town (မြို့) status.

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    Marshall, Andrew; Davis, Anthony. "Soldiers of Fortune". time.com. TIME magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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