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Country
  
Burma

District
  
Myingyan District

Time zone
  
MST (UTC+6.30)

Division
  
Mandalay

Township
  
Thaungtha Township

Local time
  
Monday 6:17 PM

Taungtha

Weather
  
34°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 22% Humidity

Taungtha or Thaungtha is a town in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It located south-west of the volcanic cone Mount Taungtha (1788 ft) and above the right (east) bank of the Sindewa (Sintewa) River.There are six quarters in Taungtha township. Taungtha is the administrative seat for Taungtha Township, and is on both the Taunggyi–Myingyan railway and the Meiktila–Myingyan highway. It is also on the Western Trunk Road from Kyaukpadaung to Natogyi.

Contents

Map of Taungtha, Myanmar (Burma)

Economics

Taungtha is in the cotton growing area of Burma and the China World Best Group completed a garment factory there in 2006.

References

Taungtha Wikipedia