Settlement Type: | Town |
Native Name: | mnw|ကျာ်မြဟ် my|ကျိုက်မရောမြို့ |
Official Name: | Kyaikmaraw |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Code: | 57 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2: | Buddhism |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 16.3753°N 97.7336°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Elevation M: | 14 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Kyaikmaraw (my|ကျိုက်မရောမြို့; mnw|ကျာ်မြဟ် pronounced as /[caik pəròh]/) is a town in the Mon State of south-east Myanmar, southeast of Mawlamyine.
"Kyaikmaraw" derives from the Mon language term "Kyaikparo" (mnw|ကျာ်မြဟ်; pronounced as //caik pəròh//), which means "prominent Buddha."[1]
Inscriptions from 1455 in Kyaikmaraw records the dedication of land to a shrine by Shin Sawbu, then Queen of Pegu, and is the earliest dated inscription of Middle Mon.[2]
In 2024, Kyaikmaraw was hit by artillery barrages and air raids, which resulted in the injury of 2 people. [3]
Kyaikmaraw Paya, a huge Buddha image sitting in the "westerner manner" is a major tourist site in town. It was built in 1455 by Queen Shin Saw Pu, the only female ruler in the history of Myanmar.[4]