Hpa-an
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.
Hpa-an
ဘားအံမြို့ ဖၣ်အၣ်ဝ့ၢ်ဖိ | |
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City | |
Hpa-an Location in Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Coordinates: 16°53′26″N 97°38′0″E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Kayin State |
| District | Hpa-an District |
| Township | Hpa-an Township |
| Population (2014 census) | 421,525 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | Theravada Buddhism and Christianity |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
| Area code | 58 |
| Website | Myanmar |
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