Kunma

Kunma Taoh Mie
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
Division	Wa SAD (de jure) Wa State (de facto)
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 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[edit]

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[edit]

• Bao Youxiang, commander-in-chief of the United Wa State Army^[1]

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