Kyaikmaraw Township

Kyaikmaraw Township Mon: ပွိုင်ဍုင်ကျာ်မြဟ် Burmese: ကျိုက်မရောမြို့နယ်
Township
In 2018
Map of Mawlamyine district with Kyaikmaraw township in red
Country	Myanmar
State	Mon State
District	Mawlamyine District
Time zone	UTC+6:30 (MST)

Kyaikmaraw Township (Burmese: ကျိုက်မရောမြို့နယ်; Mon: ပွိုင်ဍုင်ကျာ်မြဟ်) is a township located in Mawlamyine District in the Mon State of Myanmar. It is bordered by the Kayin State townships of Kawkareik to its east, Kyain Seikgyi to its south, and Hpa-an to its north, and in Mon State by Mudon and Mawlamyine to its west and north respectively. Its principal town is Kyaikmaraw.[1][2] The township is mainly populated by the Mon people and has a mainly agricultural economy.[3]

History

Recent fighting against the Tatmadaw in the township began on 10 November 2023 when armed ethnic groups launched an attack on a police station in Chaunghnekhwa. A coalition force of the Karen National Liberation Army, Kawthoolei Army and the People's Defence Force destroyed a Attran bridge near Chaunghnekhwa on 17 November claiming it was located on a logistic support route for the Tatmadaw. Fighting has since displaced 20,000 people.[4]

Sources

1. "Map of Kyaikmaraw Township" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
2. "Eleven Media Group". Eleven media Group. 16 August 2019.
3. "Towards Kyaikmaraw". MDN - Myanmar DigitalNews. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
4. "Heated clash in Myanmar: Over 20,000 displaced locals need food, medicine as fighting continues in Kyaikmaraw Township". The Star. Retrieved 2023-12-10.

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