Pa'O people
The Pa'O (Burmese: ပအိုဝ်းလူမျိုး, IPA: [pəo̰ lùmjóʊ], or တောင်သူ; Shan: ပဢူဝ်း; Eastern Poe Karen: တံင်သူ; S'gaw Karen: တီသူ; also spelt Pa-O or Paoh) are the seventh largest ethnic nationality in Burma, with a population of approximately 2,000,000 to 2,500,000.
A Pa'O woman near Kalaw, southern Shan State | |
| Total population | |
| 2,500,000 (2019 est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Myanmar, Thailand,Cambodia | |
| Languages | |
| Pa'O, Burmese, Thai | |
| Religion | |
| Theravada Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Karen people |
Other names of the Pa-O include PaU, PhyaU, Piao, Taungthu, Taungsu, Tongsu and Kula.
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