Payathonzu

Payathonzu
ဍုင်ကျာ်ပိ
Town
Statues in Payathonzu
Payathonzu
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 15°18′0″N 98°23′0″E / 15.30000°N 98.38333°E / 15.30000; 98.38333
CountryMyanmar
Division Kayin State
DistrictKawkareik District
TownshipKyain Seikgyi Township
SubtownshipHpayarthonesu
Elevation
728 ft (222 m)
Population
 (2014)
  Town
27,311
  Urban
5,878
  Rural
21,433
  Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)
Area codeး58

Payathonzu (Pwo Eastern Karen: ကၠံင်သိုင့်ဖၠုံးဍုံ; Burmese: ဘုရားသုံးဆူမြို့; Mon: ဍုင်ကျာ်ပိ) is a town in the Karen State of south Myanmar, close to the border with Thailand. It is separated from the Thai border township of Nong Lu by the Three Pagodas Pass. It is also the administrative seat of Hpayarthonezu Sub-township (fourth-level administrative division of Myanmar) in Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District of Kayin State in Myanmar.