Hpa-an
Hpa-an
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Capital Town | |
Hpa-an Location in Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Coordinates: 16°53′26″N 97°38′0″E / 16.89056°N 97.63333°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Kayin State |
| District | Hpa-an District |
| Township | Hpa-an Township |
| Population (2014 census) | |
• Total | 421,525 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
| Area code | 58 |
| Website | Myanmar |
Hpa-an (Burmese: ဘားအံမြို့, [pʰə ʔàɰ̃ mjo̰]; Pwo Eastern Karen: ဍုံထ်ုအင်; S'gaw Karen: ဖၣ်အၣ်ဝ့ၢ်, also spelled Pa-an) is a large city in southeastern Myanmar and the capital and largest city of Kayin State (Karen State). The population as of the 2014 census was 421,575, mostly of the Karen ethnic group. Hpa-An has surpassed Taunggyi as the fifth largest city in Myanmar.