Kawkareik District
Kawkareik District (Phlone တိုဒ်ပ်ုလာယာ/ ကေါဝ်တြာ်ခြိုင့်; S'gaw Karen: ဒူဖျၢ်ယၢ်ကီၢ်ရ့ၣ်; also called Dooplaya in Karen language) is a district of the Karen State in Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 4 towns; Kawkareik, the capital, Kyainseikgyi, Kyondoe, Payathonzu and Kyaikdon; and 552 villages.[needs update] The population as 2014 was 475,191.
Townships
[edit]In 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs split up Kawkareik District, leaving it one and the same as Kawkareik Township. Prior to 2022, the District also contained Kyain Seikgyi Township.[1][2] The district contains the following townships:
References
[edit]- ^ "Expansion and Amendment of districts in Bago Region". 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Expansion of new districts in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". 2 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Dooplaya under the SPDC" Karen Human Rights Group
November 23, 1998, Report KHRG #98-09
Capital: Hpa-an | ||
| Hpa-an District |   | |
| Hpapun District | ||
| Thandaunggyi District | ||
| Kawkareik District | ||
| Kyain Seikgyi District | ||
| Myawaddy District | ||
| Cities and towns | ||
16°01′N 98°16′E / 16.017°N 98.267°E
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