Kunma
Kunma
Dāoh Mīe | |
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![]() ![]() Kunma Location in Myanmar (Burma) | |
Coordinates: 22°58′44″N 99°27′36″E / 22.979°N 99.46°ECoordinates: 22°58′44″N 99°27′36″E / 22.979°N 99.46°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Wa SAD (de jure)![]() |
Township (de jure) County (de facto) | Mong Maoe |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Kunma (Chinese transcription of Dai: 昆马), known in Wa as Dāoh Mīe (lit. "source of the Mīe 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[]
Under the Wa State, Myanmar, the Dāoh Mīe District is subdivided into
- Dāoh Mīe Township (Wa: ndaex eeng Dāoh Mīe; Mandarin: 昆马乡,"到蔑"),
- 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 Tatmadaw, Kunma has town (မြို့) status.
Notable people[]
- Bao Youxiang, commander-in-chief of the United Wa State Army[1]
References[]
- ^ Marshall, Andrew; Davis, Anthony. "Soldiers of Fortune". time.com. TIME magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
Categories:
- Populated places in Shan State