Kaung Tat
Kaung Tat
Kaungtup | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Kawngtat | |
  Kaung Tat Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 23°50′34″N 97°42′12″E / 23.84278°N 97.70333°E | |
| County |  Myanmar |
| State |  Shan State |
| District | Mu Se District |
| Township | Namhkam Township |
| Village Tract | Mant Nawng |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 683[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Kaung Tat or Kaungtup, officially Kawng Tat (Burmese: ကောင်းတပ်, Burmese pronunciation: [káʊɰ̃.taʔ]), is a village in the Mant Nawng village tract in Namhkam Township in northern Shan State, Myanmar.[2] As of the 2014 Myanmar census, the village tract of Mant Nawng had a population of 683 people.[1]
On 31 May 2026, a major explosion occurred near Kaung Tat at a Ta'ang National Liberation Army ammunition depot. The force of the explosion damaged more than 200 houses near the site.[3] News reporters on the ground, rescuers and residents said the village was "completely destroyed", with limbs and bodies everywhere.[4][5] The TNLA established the Kaung Tat Village Rehabilitation Committee, overseeing distributing aid and donations to the victims.[6]
References
- 1 2 "TOTAL POPULATION OF BOTH SEX BY WARD 7 VILLAGE TRACTS - 13 SHAN WITHOUT HOPAN AND MAKMAN DISTRICT". Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population. Department of Population. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Place codes (Pcodes)". Myanmar Information Management Unit. June 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ↑ "Rescuers say a blast at a building storing explosives in Myanmar has killed more than 45 people". CTV News. 31 May 2026. Archived from the original on 31 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Jacobson, Don (31 May 2026). "55 killed, Myanmar village destroyed in accidental gunpowder blast". Yahoo News via United Press International. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "'Destroyed beyond recognition': Dozens dead after explosives detonate in Myanmar rebel town". NBC News. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "ကောင်းတပ်ရွာ TNLA ယမ်းသိုလှောင်ရုံပေါက်ကွဲမှု ပြန်ထူထောင်ရေး KIO ကျပ်သိန်း ၅၀၀ လှူဒါန်း" [KIO donates 500 lakh kyats to rehabilitate Kaung Tat village where TNLA ammunition warehouse explosion occurred.]. People's Spring. 7 June 2026.