Kawkareik

Kawkareik
Kawkareik
Kawkareik is located in Burma
Kawkareik
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 16°33′20″N 98°14′24″E / 16.55556°N 98.24°E / 16.55556; 98.24Coordinates: 16°33′20″N 98°14′24″E / 16.55556°N 98.24°E / 16.55556; 98.24
Country  Burma
Division Kayin State
District Kawkareik District
Township Kawkareik Township
Government
 – Mayor
Population (2005)
 – Religions Buddhism
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

Kawkareik (Burmese: ကော့ကရိတ်) is a town in the Kayin State of south Burma. It is the capital of Kawkareik District. The Kawkareik Pass across the Tenasserim Hills is named after this town.

In January 2009, the forces of the Karen National Union and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army clashed outside of Kawkareik. The DKBA set up their military command post inside the town, and although soldiers burned down several civilian houses and detained dozens of citizens in villages across the border in Thailand, Kawkareik was left intact.[1]

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