Official Name: | Kyauk Bi Lu |
Native Name: | ကျောက်ဘီလူး |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Myanmar |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Myanmar |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kayin State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kawkareik District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Kyain Seikgyi Township |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Total: | 8,350 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6:30 |
Coordinates: | 15.6833°N 102°W |
Kyauk Bi Lu or Kyaukbilu[1] (Burmese: ကျောက်ဘီလူး) is a village tract of Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District, in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma). In 2014 it had a total population of 8,350 people. The village tract contains four villages.[2]
During World War II, the prisoner of war camps Ronsi (also Lonsi) and Mezali were located in Kyauk Bi Lu on the Burma Railway.[3] [4] [5]
Camp Mezali was a work camp located 70 kilometres from Thanbyuzayat. There were two subcamps: Upper Mezali en Kami Mezali. The first prisoners arrived on 11 March 1943.[6] The camp contained a large number of Dutch, British and some Australian prisoners of wars.[7] It was abandoned by December 1943.[7]