Kawkareik
Kawkareik
ဒူဖျၢ်ယၢ်ဝ့ၢ်ဖိ Kawkaraik | |
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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. | |
| Coordinates: 16°33′20″N 98°14′24″E / 16.55556°N 98.24000°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Kayin State |
| District | Kawkareik District |
| Township | Kawkareik Township |
| Population (2019) | 48,468 |
| • Religions | |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
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.