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. The population as 2014 was 475,191.

Townships

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

  1. ^ "Expansion and Amendment of districts in Bago Region". 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Expansion of new districts in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". 2 May 2022.

November 23, 1998, Report KHRG #98-09

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