Kayah State

Kayah State
ကယားပြည်နယ်
Myanma transcription(s)
 • Burmeseka. ya: prany nai
Htee Zai Kha waterfall, border of Shan and Kayah State
Htee Zai Kha waterfall, border of Shan and Kayah State
Flag of Kayah State
Official seal of Kayah State
Location of Kayah State in Myanmar
Location of Kayah State in Myanmar
Coordinates: 19°15′N 97°20′E / 19.250°N 97.333°E / 19.250; 97.333
Country Myanmar
RegionSoutheast
Founded15 January 1952[1]
CapitalLoikaw
Government
 • Chief MinisterTBD[2]
 • CabinetKayah State Government
 • LegislatureKayah State Hluttaw
 • JudiciaryKayah State High Court
Area
 • Total11,731.5 km2 (4,529.6 sq mi)
 • Rank13th
Highest elevation2,623 m (8,606 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total400,000
 • Rank15th
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Kayah, Karenni
Demographics
 • EthnicitiesKayah, Kayin, Padaung, Bamar, Shan, Pa-O
 • ReligionsBuddhism 49.9%
Christianity 45.8%
Animism 1.9%
Islam 1.1%
Hinduism 0.1%
Other Religion 1.2%
Time zoneUTC+06:30 (MST)
HDI (2017)0.585[4]
medium · 3rd
Websitewww.kayahstate.gov.mm

Kayah State (Burmese: ကယားပြည်နယ်, pronounced [kəjá pjìnɛ̀]), or Karenni State, is a state of Myanmar. Situated in eastern Myanmar, it is bounded on the north by Shan State, on the east by Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, and on the south and west by Kayin State. It lies approximately between 18° 30′ and 19° 55′ north latitude and between 96° 50′ and 97° 50′ east longitude. The area is 11,670 km2 (4,510 sq mi). Its capital is Loikaw (also spelt Loi-kaw). The estimated population in the 2014 Myanmar Census was 286,738, the smallest among Myanmar's seven states. It is inhabited primarily by the Karenni ethnic group, also known as Red Karen[5] or Kayah, a Sino-Tibetan people.

  1. ^ "'Kayah State Day' celebration fosters unity". UCA News. Loikaw. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Junta's Administration Ousted from Karenni State- Loikaw still a war-zone".
  3. ^ Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 17.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Karen-Ni" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 678.