Papun

Town in Kayin State, Myanmar
Papun
18°03′53″N 97°26′42″E / 18.06472°N 97.44500°E / 18.06472; 97.44500
Country Myanmar
Division Kayin State
DistrictHpapun District
TownshipHpapun (Bu Tho) Township
Control Karen National Liberation Army
Elevation
56 ft (17 m)
Population
 (2014)
2,000
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)
Area code58[1]

Papun (Burmese: ဖာပွန်မြို့; Pwo Eastern Karen: ဍုံဖာပံင်; S'gaw Karen: ဖးဖူဝ့ၢ်ဖိ, also spelt Hpapun) is a town in Kayin State, Myanmar. It is on the east side of the Yunzalin River. It was formerly one of the headquarters of the Karen National Union and the Karen National Liberation Army. The Papun Airport is also located nearby.

During the Myanmar civil war, the Karen National Liberation Army claimed to have seized the town on 28 March 2024 from the State Administration Council following a siege that began on 20 March.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Myanmar Area Codes". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  2. ^ "KNLA Claims Seizure of Karen Town While Myanmar Junta Celebrates". The Irrawaddy.

External links

  • Papun Map—Satellite Images of Papun, Maplandia.com]


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