Kyauk Bi Lu Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.maplandia.com/burma/kawthulei-karen/kya-in-seikkyi/kyaukbilu/ Kyaukbilu
  2. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/6db7ad28-a1e6-444c-b5d8-7eb1094f3575/resource/af02162a-bede-4706-9858-338f068e386c/download/BaselineData_Census_VTWard_with_Pcode_MIMU_09Sep2015_MMR.xlsx OCHA Myanmar; Population – Census 2014 (excelfil)
  3. Web site: Ronsi . Far East POW Family. 4 February 2022.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142238if_/http://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/Tsp_Map_VL_Kyainseikgyi_-_Kayin_MIMU154v04_03May2016_A1.pdf . 2016 Map of Kayin State with former Burma Railway. 12 June 2018. Themimu . 4 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Sub-township map of Hpayarthonesu. Myanmar Information Management Unit . 5 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Mezali. Japanse Krijgsgevangenkampen. 29 January 2022. nl.
  7. Web site: Mezali 70 Km, or 72 Km Camp - Burma . 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion. 29 January 2022.