Hpa-an

Hpa-an
ဘားအံမြို့
ဖၣ်အၣ်ဝ့ၢ်ဖိ
City
Hpa-an is located in Myanmar
Hpa-an
Hpa-an
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 16°53′26″N 97°38′0″E / 16.89056°N 97.63333°E / 16.89056; 97.63333
Country Myanmar
Division Kayin State
DistrictHpa-an District
TownshipHpa-an Township
Population
 (2014 census)
421,525
 • Ethnicities
 • Religions
Theravada Buddhism and Christianity
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)
Area code58[1]
WebsiteMyanmar

Hpa-an (Burmese: ဘားအံမြို့, [pʰə ʔàɰ̃ mjo̰]; Pwo Eastern Karen: ဍုံထ်ုအင်; S'gaw Karen: ဖၣ်အၣ်ဝ့ၢ်ဖိ, also spelled Pa-an) is the capital and largest city of Kayin State (Karen State), Myanmar (Burma). The population of Hpa-an as of the 2014 census was 421,575. Most of the people in Hpa-an are of the Karen ethnic group.

  1. ^ "Myanmar Area Codes". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-04-10.