Hlaingbwe (
Phlone ; mnw, လိုၚ်ဗၟဲ, ,; spelled "Loo pleh") is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
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 ...
,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
, located on the
Hlaingbwe River, which runs from north to south through the town. Most residents are from the
Karen ethnic group.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Township capitals of Myanmar
Populated places in Kayin State
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