Kayin State
Kayin State (Burmese: ကရင်ပြည်နယ်, pronounced [kəjɪ̀ɴ pjìnɛ̀]; Pwo Eastern Karen: ဖၠုံခါန်ႋကၞင့်; S'gaw Karen: ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်, pronounced [kɲɔkɔshæ]), formerly known as Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The capital city is Hpa-An, also spelled Pa-An.
Kayin State
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Karen | k'nyaw kawseh |
| • Burmese | ka.rang pranynai |
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Location of Kayin State in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 17°0′N 97°45′E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Southeast |
| Capital | Hpa-An |
| Government | |
| • Chief Minister | Saw Myint Oo |
| • Cabinet | Kayin State Government |
| • Legislature | Kayin State Hluttaw |
| • Judiciary | High Court of Karen State |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30,382.8 km2 (11,730.9 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th |
| Highest elevation (Nattaung) | 2,623 m (8,606 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,574,079 |
| • Rank | 11th |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Karen, Kayin |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Karen (majority), Padaung, Bamar, Shan, Pa-O, Mon, Rakhine, Burmese-Thai |
| • Religions | Buddhism 84.5% Christianity 9.5% Islam 4.6% Hinduism 0.6% Animism 0.1% Others 0.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+06:30 (MMT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.527 low · 12th |
| Official language | Karen |
| Website | www |
The terrain of the state is mountainous with the Dawna Range running along the state in a NNW–SSE direction and the southern end of the Karen Hills in the northwest. It is bordered by Mae Hong Son, Tak, and Kanchanaburi provinces of Thailand to the east; Mon State and Bago Region to the west and south; Mandalay Region, Shan State and Kayah State to the north.
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