title: Kawkareik District
text: # Kawkareik District
  
  Kawkareik District (Phlone တိုဒ်ပ်ုလာယာ/ ကေါဝ်တြာ်ခြိုင့်; S'gaw Karen: ဒူဖျၢ်ယၢ်ကီၢ်ရ့ၣ်; also called Dooplaya in Karen language) is a district of the Karen State in Myanmar. It consists of 4 towns; Kawkareik, the capital, Kyainseikgyi, Kyondoe, Payathonzu and Kyaikdon; and 552 villages. The population as 2014 was 475,191.
  
  ## Townships
  
  The district contains the following townships:
  
  * Kawkareik Township
  * Kyain Seikgyi Township
  