Kawkareik District
Encyclopedia
Kawkareik District is a district
of the Kayin State
in Myanmar
. It consists of 4 towns—Kawkareik
, the capital, Kyain Seikgyi (Kyalinseikkyi)
, Kyondo (Kyando), and Payathonsu—and 552 villages.
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November 23, 1998, Report KHRG #98-09
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
of the Kayin State
Kayin State
Kayin State is a state of Burma . The capital city is Hpa-an.-History:The region that forms today's Kayin State was part of successive Burmese kingdoms since the formation of the Pagan Empire in mid-11th century...
in Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
. It consists of 4 towns—Kawkareik
Kawkareik
Kawkareik is a town in the Kayin State of south Burma. It is the capital of Kawkareik District. The Kawkareik Pass across the Tenasserim Hills is named after this town....
, the capital, Kyain Seikgyi (Kyalinseikkyi)
Kyain Seikgyi
Kyain Seikgyi is a town in the Kayin State of southeastern Burma , located on the Zami River. It is the administrative seat for Kyain Seikgyi Township.-External links:* Maplandia World Gazetteer...
, Kyondo (Kyando), and Payathonsu—and 552 villages.
Townships
The district contains the following townshipTownship
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
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- Kawkareik TownshipKawkareik TownshipKawkareik Township is a township of Kawkareik District in the Kayin State of Myanmar....
- Kyain Seikgyi TownshipKyain Seikgyi TownshipKyain Seikgyi Township is a township of Kawkareik District in the Kayin State of Burma . The three main towns are Kyainseikgyi, Kyeikdon and Payathonsu. It is drained by the Zami and the Haungtharaw rivers.-External links:...
External links
- "Dooplaya under the SPDC" Karen Human Rights Group
November 23, 1998, Report KHRG #98-09