Kayin State
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Coordinates: 17°0′N 97°45′E / 17°N 97.75°E
| ကရင်ပြည်နယ် Kayin State (MLCTS: ka.yang pranynai) |
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| Capital | Pa-an |
| Region | South |
| Area | 30,383 km² |
| Population | 1,431,377 |
| Ethnicities | Kayin, Padaung, Bamar, Shan, Pa-O, Mon, Rakhine |
| Religions | Buddhism, Christianity, animism |
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Kayin State (Burmese: ကရင်ပြည်နယ်; also Karen State) is a state of Myanmar. The capital city is Pa-an.
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[edit] History
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[edit] Organization
There are three districts, seven townships and 4092 villages. Kayin State has also one city and nine towns.
Three districts are
Seven townships are
- Hpa-an Township
- Hlaignbwe Township
- Hpapun Township
- Thandang Township
- Myawaddy Township
- Kawkareik Township
- Kyain Seikgyi Township
Hpa-an is one city and nine towns are
[edit] Transport
Kayin State is served by Hpapun airport and Hpa-An airport.
[edit] Education
Educational opportunities in Myanmar are extremely limited outside the main cities of Yangon and Mandalay. It is especially a problem in Kayin State where constant fighting between the government and insurgents for over 60 years has produced thousands of refugees and internally displaced people. According to official statistics, less than 10% of primary school students in Kayin State reach high school.[1] All the institutions of higher education are located in Hpa-An.
| AY 2002-2003 | Primary | Middle | High |
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| Schools | 1139 | 78 | 31 |
| Teachers | 3400 | 1200 | 400 |
| Students | 148,000 | 47,000 | 12,000 |
[edit] Health care
The general state of health care in Myanmar is poor. The military government spends anywhere from 0.5% to 3% of the country's GDP on health care, consistently ranking among the lowest in the world.[2][3] Although health care is nominally free, in reality, patients have to pay for medicine and treatment, even in public clinics and hospitals. Public hospitals lack many of the basic facilities and equipment.
In general, the health care infrastructure outside of Yangon and Mandalay is extremely poor but is especially worse in conflict ridden areas like Kayin State. The public health care system in the state is almost non-existent. The entire Kayin State has fewer hospital beds than the Yangon General Hospital. The following is a summary of the public health care system in the state.[4]
| 2002-2003 | # Hospitals | # Beds |
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| Specialist hospitals | 0 | 0 |
| General hospitals with specialist services | 1 | 200 |
| General hospitals | 7 | 275 |
| Health clinics | 17 | 272 |
| Total | 25 | 747 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Education statistics by level and by State and Division". Myanmar Central Statistical Organization. http://www.etrademyanmar.com/STATS/s1701.htm. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ "PPI: Almost Half of All World Health Spending is in the United States". 2007-01-17. http://www.ppionline.org/ppi_ci.cfm?knlgAreaID=108&subsecID=900003&contentID=254167.
- ^ Yasmin Anwar (2007-06-28). "06.28.2007 Burma junta faulted for rampant diseases". UC Berkeley News. http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/06/28_Burma.shtml 06.28.2007.
- ^ "Hospitals and Dispensaries by State and Division". Myanmar Central Statistical Organization. http://www.etrademyanmar.com/STATS/s0413.htm. Retrieved on 2009-04-11.
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[edit] See also
- Annual Dry Season Offensive
- Democratic Karen Buddhist Army
- Karen National Union
- Karen National Liberation Army
[edit] External links
- Kayin (Karen) state: Militarization and human rights - Amnesty International
- Burma Campaign UK
- Burma Insurgency
- Insurgents on burmese-indian border
- Bo Mya book
- Bo Mya interview
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