Mae Sai
Mae Sai
แม่สาย | |
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From top, left to right: view of Mae Sai city, Monument marking the northernmost point of Thailand, Skywalk at Wat Pra That Doi Wao, Mae Sai Customs, The end of The highway no.1 | |
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| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chiang Rai Province |
| Government | |
| • Type | Subdistrict municipality |
| Area | |
| 5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 22,778[1] | |
| • Density | 4,440/km2 (11,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 212,815[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Website | www.maesai.go.th |
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Mae Sai (Thai: แม่สาย, pronounced [mɛ̂ː sǎːj]; Shan: မႄႈသၢႆ, pronounced [mɛ.sʰǎj]), is the district town of Mae Sai District in the far north of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. Mae Sai is a major border crossing between Thailand and Myanmar; the town of Tachileik, in Shan State is across the bridge. Asian Highway Network AH2 (Thailand Route 1 or Phahonyothin Road) crosses the Mae Sai River to the town of Tachileik in Myanmar . The town of Mae Sai and Tachileik are the bi-national conurbation shared between Thailand and Myanmar.
History
[edit | edit source]The Mae Sai sanitation district was created on 14 May 1956[3] It was upgraded to a municipality on 25 May 1999. The municipality governs neighbourhoods (mu) 1, 2, 3, 10 Wiang Phang Kham subdistrict and Mu 2, 6, 7, 8, 10 Mae Sai Subdistrict
Geography
[edit | edit source]Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mae Sai River and Myanmar border; Mae Sai Mittrapab Subdistrict Municipality; Wiang Phang Kham Subdistrict Municipality.
The Tham Luang Nang Non cave is within the subdistrict.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b ส่วนวิจัยและพัฒนาระบบ รูปแบบและโครงสร้าง. "ส่วนวิจัยและพัฒนาระบบ รูปแบบและโครงสร้าง สำนักพัฒนาระบบ รูปแบบและโครงสร้าง กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น." [ออนไลน์]. เข้าถึงได้จาก: [1][permanent dead link] 2557. สืบค้น 6 กุมภาพันธ์ 2558.
- ^ including 4 Municipalities (Tachileik, Mae Sai, Mae Sai Mittrapab and Wiang Pang Kham ) : [2] .
- ^ ราชกิจจานุเบกษา.ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง จัดตั้งสุขาภิบาลแม่สาย อำเภอแม่สาย จังหวัดเชียงราย: [3][dead link] 2557.
External links
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- File:Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg Mae Sai travel guide from Wikivoyage
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