Kawkareik District

Kawkareik District (Burmese: ကော့ကရိတ္ခရိုင်, Káwkăreik Hkăyaing) is a district of Kayin State in Myanmar, and is bordered by Moulmein District of Mon State to the west, Hpa-An District to the north, Myawaddy District to the east, and Thailand to the southeast.

The capital is Kawkareik, which is located in the north of the district. The district has a population of 573,033 people.

Geography
Kawkareik District is mostly made up of a flat plain with some rolling hills in the centre. The border with Myawaddy District is consists of a small mountain range. There are some sharp karst hills in the western area near the town of Winpauk.

Transport
The Burma Railway passes through the south of the district, connecting Kanchanaburi in Thailand to Thanbyuzayat in Mon State.