Kawkareik
Kawkareik, also spelled as Kawkarike, is a town in Karen State, Myanmar. It is the capital of Kawkaraik District and Kawkaraik Township.- Type: City with 48,500 residents
- Description: human settlement in Myanmar
- Also known as: “Kawkareit”, “Kawkayeik”, “ဝဵင်းၵေႃႉၵရဵၵ်ႉ”, “コーカレイク”, and “コーカレイッ”
Kawkareik
- Categories: human settlement, town in Myanmar, and locality
- Location: Kawkareik Township, Kawkareik District, Kayin State, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
16.55553° or 16° 33′ 20″ north
Longitude
98.23996° or 98° 14′ 24″ east
Population
48,500
Elevation
72 feet (22 metres)
UN/LOCODE
MM KKR
Open location code
7M8WH64Q+6X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=city
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