Kawkareik

Kawkareik
ဒူဖျၢ်ယၢ်ဝ့ၢ်ဖိ
Kawkaraik
Town
The former sign of Kawkareik. The sign reads: "A warm welcome from Kawkareik." It was demolished in 2020s and replaced with the new one.
The former sign of Kawkareik. The sign reads: "A warm welcome from Kawkareik." It was demolished in 2020s and replaced with the new one.
Kawkareik is located in Myanmar
Kawkareik
Kawkareik
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 16°33′20″N 98°14′24″E / 16.55556°N 98.24000°E / 16.55556; 98.24000
Country Myanmar
Division Kayin State
DistrictKawkareik District
TownshipKawkareik Township
Population
 (2019)[1]
48,468
 • Religions
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)
Kyaikpawt Pagoda, Minywar Village, Kawkareik Township

Kawkareik (Pwo Eastern Karen: ဍုံကောဝ်တြာ်; Burmese: ကော့ကရိတ်, [kɔ̰kəɹeɪʔ]; S'gaw Karen: ဒူဖျၢ်ယၢ်ဝ့ၢ်ဖိ), also spelled as Kawkarike, is a town in Karen State, Myanmar. It is the capital of Kawkaraik District and Kawkaraik Township.

  1. ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (December 2019). Kawkareik Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ကော့ကရိတ်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Kawkareik Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 30 November 2023.