Bawlakhe District

Bawlakhe District (Burmese: ဘော်လခဲခရိုင်, Bawlăhkàe Hkăyaing) is one of the two districts of Kayah State in Myanmar, and is bordered by Hpa-An District and Hpapun District to the west, Taunggyi District of Shan State and Loikaw District to the north, and Thailand to the east.

The capital is Bawlakhe, which is located in the north of the district. The district has a population of 50,260 people, making it the least populated of the 62 districts in Myanmar.

Geography
The district consists of broad valleys of the Salween River surrounded by complex and rugged jungle-covered mountains. There are some very steep mountains and valleys in the district's west, and Mae Hong Son Province of Thailand lies over the mountains to the east.

Demographics
Bawlakhe District is one of the few districts where Christianity is the dominant religion rather than Buddhism, and is a hotspot for missionaries.

There are numerous isolated villages in the jungles with no direct road access, home to isolated tribes.

Transport
There is one main road in Bawlakhe District, which connects Loikaw in the north to Hpapun in the south. Most of the district's population lives near this road. There is also a road that connects the town of Hke Hpyu in the district to Thandaunggyi.