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(Redirected from Mae Sai Town) For other uses, see Mae Sai (disambiguation). This article is about a town in the far north of Chiang Rai Province. For the district, see Mae Sai district. Subdistrict Municipality in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
Mae Sai แม่สาย
Subdistrict Municipality
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
Mae Sai is located in ThailandMae SaiMae SaiLocation of Mae Sai in Thailand
Coordinates: 20°25′41″N 99°53′1″E / 20.42806°N 99.88361°E / 20.42806; 99.88361
CountryThailand
ProvinceChiang Rai Province
Government
 • TypeSubdistrict municipality
Area
 • Subdistrict Municipality5.13 km (1.98 sq mi)
Population
 • Subdistrict Municipality22,778
 • Metro212,815
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Websitewww.maesai.go.th

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

The Mae Sai sanitation district was created on 14 May 1956 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

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

References

  1. ^ ส่วนวิจัยและพัฒนาระบบ รูปแบบและโครงสร้าง. "ส่วนวิจัยและพัฒนาระบบ รูปแบบและโครงสร้าง สำนักพัฒนาระบบ รูปแบบและโครงสร้าง กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น." . เข้าถึงได้จาก: 2557. สืบค้น 6 กุมภาพันธ์ 2558.
  2. including 4 Municipalities (Tachileik, Mae Sai, Mae Sai Mittrapab and Wiang Pang Kham ) : .
  3. ราชกิจจานุเบกษา.ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง จัดตั้งสุขาภิบาลแม่สาย อำเภอแม่สาย จังหวัดเชียงราย: 2557.

External links

  • Mae Sai travel guide from Wikivoyage
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