The main concentration of Pwo Karen are to be found along the Mae Pa Phai valley, between the Male Ping river and Bawl-muang, Chiang Mai Province. Other circles are located around Mae Sariang, mostly to the west and muthwest and extending southward along: the Thai-burma border. There are several circles of villages in Chiang Mai Province. East of the Mae Ping river, several circles of Power are found in the Muang Li area, and in Changwat Lamphun.