Kyainseikgyi Township (
Phlone: ; my, ကြာအင်းဆိပ်ကြီးမြို့နယ်, ) is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Kawkareik District Kawkareik District ( Phlone ; ; also called Dooplaya in Karen language) is a district of the Karen State in Myanmar. It consists of 4 towns; Kawkareik, the capital, Kyainseikgyi, Kyondoe, Payathonzu and Kyaikdon; and 552 villages. The population ...
in the
Kayin State
Kayin State ( my, ကရင်ပြည်နယ်, ; kjp, ဖၠုံခါန်ႋကၞင့်, italics=no; ksw, ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်, ), also known by the endonyms Kawthoolei and Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The ...
of
Myanmar
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. It is the fourth-biggest township in Kayin State. The two main sub-towns are
Kyeikdon and
Payathonsu. It is drained by the
Zami,
Winyaw
The Winyaw were a Native American tribe living near Winyah Bay, Black River, and the lower course of the Pee Dee River in South Carolina. The Winyaw people disappeared as a distinct entity after 1720 and are thought to have merged with the Wacc ...
and the
Haungtharaw rivers.
The basic education high schools located within Kyain Seikgyi Township are BEHS Kyainnseikyi,
B.E.H.S-Tagondaing, BEHS Kale, BEHS Hparpya, BEHS Anankwin, BEHS
Kyaikdon, BEHS Azin, BEHS Kyakhatchaung, BEHS Thanpayar, BEHS Taungpauk and BEHS
Payathonzu. The main hospitals are Kya Inn Seikyi township public hospital,
Kale-Tagundaing Station Hospital, Kyaikdon Station hospital,
Payathonzu Station Hospital.
Subtownships
The township contains the following subtownships:
*
Hpayarthonesu Sub-township
*
Kyaik done Sub-township
Notes
External links
"Kyainseikgyi Township - Kayin State"map ID: MIMU154v01, creation date: 4 August 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
"Kya-In Seikkyi Google Satellite Map"Maplandia World Gazetteer
Townships of Kayin State
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