Payathonzu
Payathonzu
ဍုင်ကျာ်ပိ | |
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Town | |
Statues in Payathonzu | |
Payathonzu Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 15°18′0″N 98°23′0″E / 15.30000°N 98.38333°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Kayin State |
| District | Kawkareik District |
| Township | Kyain Seikgyi Township |
| Subtownship | Hpayarthonesu |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Town | 27,311 |
| • Urban | 5,878 |
| • Rural | 21,433 |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
| Area code | း58 |
Phayathonezu (Pwo Eastern Karen: ကၠံင်သိုင့်ဖၠုံးဍုံ; Burmese: ဘုရားသုံးဆူမြို့; Mon: ဍုင်ကျာ်ပိ) is a town in the Karen State of south Myanmar, close to the border with Thailand. It is separated from the Thai border township of Nong Lu by the Three Pagodas Pass. It is also the administrative seat of Hpayarthonezu Sub-township (fourth-level administrative division of Myanmar) in Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District of Kayin State in Myanmar.