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Current Date And Time In Kayah State, Myanmar

Tuesday, 25 August 2026
18:25:27 MMT
Capital: Loikaw
Currency: Burmese Kyat (MMK)
Timezone: UTC +06:30 (MMT)
Population: 400,000
Area: 11,731.50 km²
State Code: KA

🗓️ Public Holidays in Kayah State, Myanmar


Planning business schedules or travel in Kayah State, Myanmar? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Kayah State, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.

Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Kayah State align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Kayah State, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Day on January 4) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.

📅 Live Public Holiday Calendar — Kayah State, Myanmar

This is Myanmar's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Myanmar's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Kayah State and the rest of Myanmar, not a separate Kayah State-specific calendar.

◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.

🏛️ Official Statutory Public Holidays Applicable in Kayah State

These are Myanmar's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Myanmar's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Myanmar, including Kayah State. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.

Holiday NameFixed DateCategoryClosure StatusOfficial Source
Independence DayJanuary 4National Public HolidayFull National Closurewww.moi.gov.mm

🧳 Upcoming Long Weekends in Kayah State

Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.

HolidayDateOpportunity
Independence DayMon, Jan 4, 2027Automatic 3-day weekend

📖 Understanding Public Holidays in Kayah State

Public offices, banks and schools throughout Kayah State close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Myanmar are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.

A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Kayah State doesn't simply disappear — Myanmar's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.

As Kayah State's capital, Loikaw observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Kayah State.

Frequently Asked Questions — Kayah State Public Holidays

Are banks and government offices closed on public holidays in Kayah State?

Yes — official statutory public holidays in Kayah State mandate non-working status for commercial banks, public administration offices, and schools across the state.


How many statutory public holidays are observed in Kayah State?

Kayah State observes 1 official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same count as Myanmar nationally, since Kayah State doesn't set its own separate statutory list — plus movable religious and lunar observances updated live in the calendar.


How can I plan a long weekend around public holidays in Kayah State?

Look at the day of the week shown next to each date in the calendar above — a holiday on a Monday or Friday gives Kayah State a natural 3-day weekend without needing to take extra leave.


Do public holidays in Kayah State differ from the rest of Myanmar?

No — public holidays in Myanmar are set at the national level, not decided state by state, so Kayah State observes exactly the same statutory holidays as every other state and the country as a whole. This page exists as a convenient Kayah State-specific reference, not because Kayah State has its own separate holiday list.


Does Loikaw, Kayah State's capital, follow a different holiday schedule?

No — Loikaw observes the same statutory public holidays as the rest of Kayah State and Myanmar. Being the state capital doesn't come with its own separate holiday calendar.


What is the official source for Kayah State's public holiday dates?

Kayah State's public holidays are mandated by Myanmar's national statutory framework, published via www.moi.gov.mm — see the statutory holidays table above for the full sourced list.

🗓️ Kayah State Statutory Facts
Statutory Holidays: 1 Fixed Days
Flagship National Day:
Independence Day (January 4)
📍 Kayah State Quick Facts
State Capital: Loikaw
Population: 400,000
Area: 11,732 km²
Area Rank in Myanmar: #13
Population Density: 20.2 / km²
🕒 Business Hours & Time Zone
Time Zone: +06:30
Bank Closures: Full closure on statutory days
✈️ Travel Essentials
Emergency Number: 999
Driving Side: Right side