Mae Sai
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| Province: | Chiang Rai |
| District office: | Mae Sai 20°25′41″N 99°53′1″E / 20.42806°N 99.88361°E |
| Area: | 285.0 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 86,298 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 302.8 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 5709 |
| Postal code: | 57130 |
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Mae Sai is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand. It is a major border crossing between Thailand and Myanmar, which Asian Highway Network AH2 (Thailand Route 1 or Phahonyothin Road) crossing the Mae Sai River to the town Tachileik in Myanmar. 1 day passes for non-Burma nationals are issued at Burma customs in Tachileik, passports are confiscated and a temporary travel permit is issued which is exchanged for your passport upon crossing back into Thailand.
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[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Chiang Saen, Mae Chan and Mae Fa Luang. To the north is Myanmar, separated by the Mae Sai River and the Ruak River. The westernmost part of the district contains several hills, the most important one is the Doi Tung with the Wat Phra That Doi Tung temple on top.
[edit] History
The minor district (King Amphoe) Mae Sai was created on March 1 1939, when the two tambon Mae Sai and Pong Pha were split off from Chiang Saen district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on May 1 1950.[2]
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which in turn are further subdivided into 92 villages (muban). There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) within the district - Mai Sai itself covering parts of the tambon Mae Sai and Wiang Phang Kham, and Huai Khrai covering parts of the tambon Huai Khrai. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Mae Sai | แม่สาย | 14 | 21,697 | |
| 2. | Huai Khrai | ห้วยไคร้ | 11 | 7,609 | |
| 3. | Ko Chang | เกาะช้าง | 13 | 9,964 | |
| 4. | Pong Pha | โป่งผา | 12 | 8,348 | |
| 5. | Si Mueang Chum | ศรีเมืองชุม | 9 | 5,090 | |
| 6. | Wiang Phang Kham | เวียงพางคำ | 13 | 19,945 | |
| 8. | Ban Dai | บ้านด้าย | 8 | 4,117 | |
| 9. | Pong Ngam | โป่งงาม | 12 | 9,528 |
The geocode 7 is not used.
[edit] References
- ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ตั้งกิ่งอำเภอแม่สาย ขึ้นอำเภอเชียงแสน จังหวัดเชียงราย" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 55 (0 ง): 3873. February 20 1939. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/D/3873.PDF.
- ^ "ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ยกฐานะกิ่งอำเภอแม่สาย อำเภอแม่จัน จังหวัดเชียงราย ขึ้นเป็นอำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 67 (20 ง): 1433. April 11 1950. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2493/D/020/1433.PDF.
[edit] External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)
- http://www.maesai.go.th Website of Mae Sai township (Thai)
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