Kyeikdon

Kyeikdon
Kyeikdon is located in Myanmar
Kyeikdon
Kyeikdon
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 16°00′09″N 98°24′09″E / 16.00250°N 98.40250°E / 16.00250; 98.40250
Country Myanmar
Division Kayin State
DistrictKawkareik District
TownshipKyain Seikgyi Township
SubtownshipKyaik done Subtownship
Elevation
82 ft (25 m)
Population
 (2014)
 • Urban
3,515
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)
Area code58

Kyeikdon[1] (Phlone: ကျာ်ဍုံ [tɕaiʔtòʊɰ̃]), also spelled Kyaikdon, is a town in Kayin State, Myanmar. It is located on the eastern bank of Haungtharaw River.[2][3] The government offices of Kyeikdon Subtownship are located in Kyeikdon. The majority of the town population is Karen. On 19 May 2024, the Karen National Union took control of the town.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Kyeikdon (Approved)" Kyeikdon at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NE 47-14, Moulmein" U.S. Army May Service, December 1959
  3. ^ "Kayin State, Myanmar" map ID: MIMU270v01, creation date: 15 February 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  4. ^ "KNLA Seizes Junta's Last Camp on Thailand-Myanmar's Karen Border But BGF Battalions Still Control Access to Mae Sot". Burma News International. Retrieved 2024-08-12.


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