Place:Kayin, Myanmar

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NameKayin
Alt namesBM05source: FIPS Change Notice, no. 1 (1998) p 4
Karan Statesource: FIPS Change Notice, no. 1 (1998) p 4
Karensource: Britannica Book of the Year (1999) p 669; Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 322; Times Atlas of the World (1994) p 96; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 591
Kawthoolaysource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 322
Kawthule Statesource: Times Atlas of World History (1989) p 346
Kawthulei Statesource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 102
Kayinsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeState
Coordinates17.5°N 97.75°E
Located inMyanmar
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Dagwin
Dawlan
Hlaingbwe
Hpa-An
Kadaingti
Kamamaung
Kawbein
Kawkareik
Kawludo
Koma
Kronwa
Kya-in Seikkyi
Kyaukhnyat
Kyeikdon
Kyondo
Kyunchaung
Leiktho
Manerplaw
Mawkhi
Metharaw
Naunglon
Papun
Pawota
Pitaka
Shwegun
Thabyu
Thandaung
Winkana
Yinbaing
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Kayin State, also known by the endonyms Kawthoolei and Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The capital city is Hpa-An, also spelled Pa-An.

The relief of Karen State is mountainous with the Dawna Range running along the state in a NNW - SSE direction and the southern end of the Karen Hills in the northwest. It is bordered by Mae Hong Son, Tak, and Kanchanaburi provinces of Thailand to the east; Mon State and Bago Region to the west and south; Mandalay Region, Shan State and Kayah State to the north.

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