Thaungtha
Taungtha[1] | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Thaungtha Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 21°16′44″N 95°26′48″E / 21.27889°N 95.44667°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division |  Mandalay Region |
| District | Myingyan District |
| Township | Thaungtha Township |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Taungtha[1] or Thaungtha is a town in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It located south-west of the volcanic cone[2] Mount Taungtha (1788 ft) and above the right (east) bank of the Sindewa (Sintewa) River.There are six quarters in Taungtha township.[3] Taungtha is the administrative seat for Taungtha Township, and is on both the Taunggyi–Myingyan railway and the Meiktila–Myingyan highway.[3] It is also on the Western Trunk Road from Kyaukpadaung to Natogyi.[3]
Multiple clashes took place in the town in August 2024 between the People's Defense Force and Myanmar's military.[4]
- ^ a b "Taungtha (Approved)" Taungtha, Mandalay at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Barber, Cecil Thomas (1936) The Tertiary igneous rocks of the Pakokku district and the Salingyi township of the lower Chindwin district, Burma Geological Survey of India, Calcutta, India, page 134, OCLC 11031035
- ^ a b c Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NF 46-12 Myingyin U.S. Army Map Service, August 1960
- ^ "Myanmar Junta Loses Grip on Major Mandalay Region Town: Resistance". The Irrawaddy. 16 August 2024.