''Mae Sai'' (, ;
Shan: , ), is the district town of
Mae Sai District in the far north of
Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai (, ; , ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six Provinces of Thailand, provinces that lies in Northern Thailand#Regional classification of northern Thailand, upper northern Thailand and is Thailand's northernmost province. It is bordered ...
, Thailand. Mae Sai is a major border crossing between Thailand and Myanmar; the town of
Tachileik
Tachileik (also spelt Tachilek; , ; , ; , , ) is a border town in Shan State of eastern Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Tachileik Township and Tachileik District and most populated city in eastern Shan State with 51,553 residents per 201 ...
, in
Shan State
Shan State (, ; , ) is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha Province, Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai Province, Chia ...
is across the bridge. Asian Highway Network AH2 (Thailand Route 1 or Phahonyothin Road) crosses the Mae Sai River to the town of
Tachileik
Tachileik (also spelt Tachilek; , ; , ; , , ) is a border town in Shan State of eastern Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Tachileik Township and Tachileik District and most populated city in eastern Shan State with 51,553 residents per 201 ...
in
Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...
. The town of Mae Sai and
Tachileik
Tachileik (also spelt Tachilek; , ; , ; , , ) is a border town in Shan State of eastern Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Tachileik Township and Tachileik District and most populated city in eastern Shan State with 51,553 residents per 201 ...
are the bi-national conurbation shared between Thailand and Myanmar.
History
The ''Mae Sai'' sanitation district was created on 14 May 1956
[ราชกิจจานุเบกษา.ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง จัดตั้งสุขาภิบาลแม่สาย อำเภอแม่สาย จังหวัดเชียงราย]
2557. 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
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Mae Sai District
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Mae Sai River
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Mae Sai Subdistrict
References
External links
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Cities and towns in Thailand
Populated places in Chiang Rai province
Myanmar–Thailand border crossings