Kayin State
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| Kayin State Karen State (MLCTS: ka.yang pranynai) |
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| Capital | Pa-an |
| Region | South |
| Area | 30,383 km² |
| Population | 1,431,377 |
| Ethnicities | Kayin, Padaung, Bamar, Shan, Pa-O, Mon, Rakhine |
| Religions | Buddhism, Christianity, animism |
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Kayin State is an administrative division of Myanmar and also known as Karen State. The capital city is Pa-an. Control of the area is disputed between the military government of Burma and Karen groups, who refer to the area as Kawthoolei.
The ethnic Karen are organised into a political wing, the Karen National Union (KNU), and an army wing, Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA).
The Karen people in Burma are Christian, Buddhist and animist. Most Christian Karens are Baptists.
Many Karen consider the Karen National Union to be their true government and have joined the Karen National Liberation Army to fight the Burmese junta. However, the Karen are not the only ethnic minority fighting the junta; there are many different armies that are fighting against the military government of Burma . These irregular armies are not, however, politically or strategically unified, because of different religious beliefs, political stands, social customs, and organisational structures.
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[edit] Organization
There are three districts, seven townships and 4092 villages. Kayin State has also one city and nine towns. Three districts are
Seven townships are
- Hpa-an Township
- Hlaignbwe Township
- Hpapun Township
- Thandang Township
- Myawaddy Township
- Kawkareik Township
- Kyain Seikgyi Township
Hpa-an is one city and nine towns are
[edit] Education
List of Universities, Degree Colleges and Colleges in Kayin State
- 1. Hpa An Degree College
- 2. Hpa An Education College
- 3. Hpa An Government Technical College
- 4. Hpa An Government Computer College
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Kayin (Karen) state: Militarization and human rights - Amnesty International
- Burma Campaign UK
- Burma Insurgency
- Insurgents on burmese-indian border
- Bo Mya book
- Bo Mya interview
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