Manerplaw
Abandoned village in Kayin State, Myanmar
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Manerplaw (S'gaw Karen: မၤနၢၤပျီ; Burmese: မာနယ်ပလော) was a village in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma), on the Moei River.[2] It was the proposed capital of an independent state governed by the Karen people, known locally as Kawthoolei. Manerplaw was established in 1975[3] and had a population of around 3,000 in 1992 until its evacuation following military offensives by the government.[1]
Manerplaw
မၤနၢၤပျီ | |
|---|---|
  Manerplaw Location in Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Coordinates: 17°43′30″N 97°44′6″E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division | Kayin State |
| District | Hpapun District |
| Township | Hpapun Township |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Abandoned | 1995 |
| Population (before evacuation)[1] | |
• Total | 3,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
The headquarters of several opposition groups were located in Manerplaw, including those of the Karen National Union (KNU), the All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), and the National Democratic Front (NDF).[3] The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) was established in Manerplaw in December 1990.[4]
Manerplaw was captured and occupied by Tatmadaw and Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) troops on 27 January 1995 during the Fall of Manerplaw and later abandoned.[5]
On 17 December 2024, Karen National Union, Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), and allied forces recaptured Manerplaw from the State Administration Council (SAC) Tatmadaw.[6]
