Kyauk Bi Lu
ကျောက်ဘီလူး | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 15°41′N 98°4′E / 15.683°N 98.067°E | |
Country | Myanmar |
State | Kayin State |
District | Kawkareik District |
Township | Kyain Seikgyi Township |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 8,350 |
Time zone | UTC+6:30 ( MST) |
Kyauk Bi Lu or Kyaukbilu [1]( Burmese: ကျောက်ဘီလူး) is a village tract of Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District, in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma). [2] In 2014 it had a total population of 8,350 people. The village tract contains four villages. [3]
During World War II, the prisoner of war camps Ronsi (also Lonsi) and Mezali were located in Kyauk Bi Lu on the Burma Railway. [4] [2] [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]