Kale, Kayin State

Kale^[3] (Pwo Eastern Karen: ခၠိုင့်; Burmese: ခလယ် [kʰa̰ lɛ], also spelled Kha Lel or Khale)^[4] is a large village in Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District, in the Kayin State of Myanmar.^[5] According to 2014 Myanmar Census, the total population in Kale is 5,355.^[1] The Kha Lel village tract contains 5 villages and in 2014, it had a total population of 8,869 people.^[6]

Kale ခလယ်
Signboard of Kha Lel or Kale
Kale Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 16°5′46″N 97°53′56″E
Country	Myanmar
State	Kayin State
District	Kawkareik District
Township	Kyain Seikgyi Township
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2014)	5,355[1]
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)
Postal code	170764
Area code	58[2]
WOEID	1017440

People from Kale

• Saw Ba Oo

References

1. Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyidaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 51.
2. "Myanmar Area Codes". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
3. "Kale (Approved)" Kale, Kayin State at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
4. "Township Map of Kyainseikgyi" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU). 3 May 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
5. "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NE 47-14, Moulmein" U.S. Army May Service, December 1959
6. OCHA Myanmar; Population – Census 2014 (excelfil) Retrieved 13 April 2017.

External links

• Media related to Kale, Kayin State at Wikimedia Commons
• "Kale Map — Satellite Images of Kale" Maplandia World Gazetteer