Kayah, also called Karenni State is a state of Myanmar. Situated in eastern Myanmar it is bounded on the north by Shan State, on the east by Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province, and on the south and west by Kayin State. It lies approximately between 18° 30' and 19° 55' north latitude and between 94°40' and 97° 93' east longitude. The area is 4,530 sq miles (11,670 sq km). Its capital is Loikaw (Sometimes spelled Loi-kaw). The estimated population in 1996 was approximately 240,000. It is inhabited primarily by the Karenni ethnic group. File links The following pages link to this file: Kayah State Categories: GFDL images ... Burma is divided into 7 states and 7 divisions Categories: Myanmar ... Shan State is a state located in Myanmar (Burma), which takes its name from the Shan people, the majority ethnic group in the Shan State. ... Mae Hong Son is a town in north west Thailand, capital of the Mae Hong Son Province. ... The Kayin State is a administrative division of Myanmar and also known as Karen state. ... Loikaw or Loi-kaw(population estimate 11,000) is the capital of Kayah State in Myanmar (Burma). ...

Demographics

Ethnographers classify anywhere from seven to ten ethnic groups (not including ethnic sub-groups) as “native” to Kayan State. In addition, Shan, Intha, and Bamar live in the north and Pa-o in surrounding hills. Each group is also known by more than one name. Clearly, ethnicity in Kayan State is a complex issue, made more complex by the current political situation. Ethnography (from the Greek ethnos = nation and graphe = writing) refers to the qualitative description of human social phenomena, based on months or years of fieldwork. ... The Shan are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia. ... The Bamar (Burmese: ဗမာ; IPA: ), sometimes called Burman, are the dominant ethnic group of Myanmar, constituting approximately 68% (30,000,000) of the population. ...

1. Karenni (Red Karen)
2. Padaung (Kayan)
3. Bwe
4. Geba (White Karen)
5. Manumanaw
6. Yantale
7. Zayein (Lahta)
8. Geko
9. Yinbaw
10. Paku

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Organization

The state capital is Loikaw. The state is divided into 4 districts (Bawlake, Kantarawaddy, Kyebogyi, Mong Pai) which are divided into seven townships with 106 wards and villages. Loikaw or Loi-kaw(population estimate 11,000) is the capital of Kayah State in Myanmar (Burma). ...

Economy

Kayah State has a primarily extraction-based economy. The main crop is rice, mostly irrigated, with other important crops including millet, maize, sesame, groundnut, garlic, and vegetables. Mineral products include alabaster, tin, and tungsten. Valuable woods such as teak and pine were once produced, but the forests have largely been stripped bare by illegal logging authorized by the Myanmar military. The hydroelectric power plant at Lawpita Falls outside of Loikaw is of strategic importance, as it supplies over 20% of Myanmar's total electrical power. Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice refers to two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia and to Africa. ... Irrigating cotton fields Irrigation in the Heart of the Sahara Irrigation (in agriculture) is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops. ... Alabaster (sometimes called satin spar) is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and the calcite (a carbonate of calcium). ... General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 118. ... General Name, Symbol, Number tungsten, W, 74 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 6, 6, d Appearance grayish white, lustrous Atomic mass 183. ... Species Tectona grandis Tectona hamiltoniana Tectona philippinensis Teak (Tectona), also called jati is a genus of tropical hardwood trees in the family Verbenaceae, native to the south and southeast of Asia, and is commonly found as a component of monsoon forest vegetation. ... Species About 115. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ...

Kayah State has theoretical tourist potential, should the political situation ever be resolved. The land is beautiful, with rugged mountains, river streams, lakes and waterfalls; however, transport and communication are difficult. At present, Kayah State is open to outsiders by permit only, which can be difficult to obtain depending on the current military situation. Even with a permit, usually only a 25 km radius around Loikaw is allowed. The central government effectively controls only Loikaw and parts of the western half of the State. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

History

For history previous to 1948, see Karenni States. The Karenni States is the name formerly given to the three states of Kantarawadi (3161 square miles, pop (1931) 30,677), Kyebogyi (790 square miles, pop (1931) 14,282) and Bawlake (568 square miles, pop (1931) 13,802), located south of the Federated Shan States and east of British Burma. ...

In August 1948, the Karenni leader U Bee Htu Re was assassinated by central government militia for his opposition to inclusion of the Karenni States into the Union of Burma. An armed uprising swept the state that has continued to the present day. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Karenni States is the name formerly given to the three states of Kantarawadi (3161 square miles, pop (1931) 30,677), Kyebogyi (790 square miles, pop (1931) 14,282) and Bawlake (568 square miles, pop (1931) 13,802), located south of the Federated Shan States and east of British Burma. ...

In 1957, pro-independence groups already active in the area formed the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), backed by its own army, the Karenni Army (KA). Apart from a brief ceasefire in 1995, the KA has been fighting ever since. Rivals to the KNPP include the leftist Kayan New Land Party (KNLP), and the Karenni National People's Liberation Front (KNPLF), both of which are now allied with the Myanmar military. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... KA, Ka or ka may mean: Georgian language (ISO 639 alpha-2) Ka, a letter of Cyrillic alphabet Ka is a part of the soul in Egyptian mythology Ford Ka, model of car made by Ford an abbreviation for the Russian Kamov design bureau an abbreviation for the Kappa Alpha... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1976, Myanmar's State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) of stepped up its campaign to crush Karenni independence with a population transfer program, forcibly moving villagers to designated relocation sites to deprive the pro-independence forces of bases of support. The Myanmar government has been accused of massive human rights violations in the region. It has been alleged that villagers live under the constant threat of rape, beatings, arbitrary arrest or execution, conscription as slave labor for the Myanmar army, and having their food and possessions taken without compensation. It has also been alleged that the relocation centers have inadequate access to water, food, medical services, and educational facilities. An estimated 50,000 Karenni people classified as IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) and thousands more are in refugee camps in Thailand. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... SLORC, or the State Law and Order Restoration Council, has provided military government in Myanmar since 1989. ... SLORC, or the State Law and Order Restoration Council, has provided military government in Myanmar since 1989. ... When a government violates national or international law related to the protection of human rights, this is termed a human rights violation. ... Slavery is any of a number of related conditions involving control of a person against his or her will, enforced by violence or other clear forms of coercion. ... Tailor in Labuje IDP camp in Uganda An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who has been forced to leave their home for reasons such as natural or man-made disasters, including religious or political persecution or war, but has not crossed an international border. ... A refugee camp is a camp built up by governments or NGOs (such as the ICRC) to receive refugees. ...

In 2005, although ceasefire talks continue sporatically, there have been no further developments and the fighting continues.

External link

• Karenni State at Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO)

Subdivisions of Myanmar (Burma)
Divisions: Ayeyarwady | Bago | Magway | Mandalay | Sagaing | Tanintharyi | Yangon
States: Chin | Kachin | Kayah | Kayin | Mon | Rakhine | Shan