| Other name | Burmese: ကော့ကရိတ်မြို့နယ် ksw: ကီၢ်ကရံၣ်ကီၢ်ဆၣ် East Pwo Karen: ကေါဝ်တြာ်ဍုံကၞင့် |
|---|---|
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Karen State |
| District | Kawkareik District |
| Capital | Kawkareik |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Area total | 2,413 km² |
| Population total | 291,941 |
| Population as of | 2019 |
| Ethnicities | Karen · Mon · Bamar |
| Population blank 2 | Buddhism · Christianity |
| Religions | Buddhism · Christianity |
| Elevation | 55 ft |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+6:30) |
Kawkareik Township (kjp: ကောဝ်တြာ်ကၞင့်; Burmese: ကော့ကရိတ်မြို့နယ်, kɔ̰kəɹeɪʔ mjo̰nɛ̀; ksw: ကီၢ်ကရံၣ်ကီၢ်ဆၣ်) is the only township of Kawkareik District in the Karen State of Myanmar (Burma). The principal town is Kawkareik. Kawkareik township is the second most populated township in Karen State[1] and there are many small villages inside. In 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs split up Kawkareik District, leaving the township as the only township of the district.[2][3]
References
- ^ Census Report. Vol. 2. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Naypyidaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 51.
- ^ "Expansion and Amendment of districts in Bago Region". 30 April 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Expansion of new districts in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". 2 May 2022.