Kayin State

Kayin State ကရင်ပြည်နယ် (Burmese) ဖၠုံခါန်ႋကၞင့် (Pwo Eastern Karen) ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ် (S'gaw Karen)
State
Other transcription(s)
• Karen	k'nyaw kawseh
• Burmese	ka.rang pranynai
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Location of Kayin State in Myanmar
Coordinates: 17°0′N 97°45′E / 17.000°N 97.750°E / 17.000; 97.750
Country	Myanmar
Region	Southeast
Capital	Hpa-an
Largest city	Myawaddy
Before becoming State	Part of Tenasserim Division
Establishment	1948
Government
• Chief Minister	Saw Myint Oo
• Cabinet	Kayin State Government
• Legislature	Kayin State Hluttaw
• Judiciary	High Court of Karen State
Area
• Total	30,382.8 km2 (11,730.9 sq mi)
• Rank	11th
Highest elevation (Nattaung)	2,623 m (8,606 ft)
Population  (2014 Census)[1]
• Total	1,574,079
• Rank	11th
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Karen, Kayin
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Karen (majority), Padaung, Bamar, Shan, Pa-O, Mon, Rakhine, Burmese-Thai
• Religions	Buddhism 84.5% Christianity 9.5% Islam 4.6% Hinduism 0.6% Animism 0.1% Others 0.7%
Time zone	UTC+06:30 (MMT)
HDI (2017)	0.527[2] low · 12th
Official language	Burmese (Official), Pwo Karen, S'gaw Karen (Recognized)
Website	www.kayinstate.gov.mm

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Kayin State (Burmese: ကရင်ပြည်နယ်, pronounced [kəjɪ̀ɴ pjìnɛ̀]; Pwo Eastern Karen: ဖၠုံခါန်ႋကၞင့်; S'gaw Karen: ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်, pronounced [kɲɔkɔshæ]), formerly known as Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The capital city is Hpa-An, also spelled Pa-An.

The terrain of the 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.^[3] 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.