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Kunma

Coordinates: 22°58′44″N 99°27′36″E / 22.979°N 99.46°E / 22.979; 99.46
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Kunma
Taoh Mie
Kunma is located in Myanmar
Kunma
Kunma
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 22°58′44″N 99°27′36″E / 22.979°N 99.46°E / 22.979; 99.46
Country Myanmar
DivisionWa SAD (de jure)
Wa State (de facto)
Township (de jure)
County (de facto)
Mong Maoe
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

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.

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

Administration

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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

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References

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