Kayin State (Eastern Pwo: ဖၠုံခါန်ႋကၞင့်; S'gaw Karen: ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်, pronounced [kɲɔkɔshæ], Burmese: ကရင်ပြည်နယ်, pronounced: [kəjɪ̀ɴ pjìnɛ̀]), also known by its former name Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The capital city is Hpa-An, also spelled Pa-An.
Government
The government of Kayin State is split into three branches: an executive (Kayin State Government), a legislative (Kayin State Hluttaw), and a judicial (Kayin State High Court).
Administrative divisions
Karen State has one city and nine towns. It has four districts, seven townships and 4092 villages.
Districts
Hpa-an District
Myawaddy District
Kawkareik District
Hpapun District
Kyondoe District
Townships
Hpa-an Township
Hlaingbwe Township
Hpapun Township
Thandaunggyi Township
Myawaddy Township
Kawkareik Township
Kyainseikgyi Township
Cities and towns
Villages and hamlets
Kayin State is very mountainous so the villages are very small. Lots of Kayin State's population is across the countryside in hundreds of villages.
Since the 1973 Census, the population of Karen State has increased from 858,429 to 1,055,359 in the 1983 census and 1,574,079 in the census of 2014.[3]
Transport
Karen State has two airports, Hpapun Airport and Hpa-An Airport, but they aren't open to the public currently.
References
↑ 1.01.1Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 17.