Mae Sai

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Mae Sai
แม่สาย
Statistics
Province: Chiang Rai
District office: Mae Sai
20°25′41″N, 99°53′1″E
Area: 285.0 km²
Inhabitants: 86,298 (2005)
Pop. density: 302.8 inh./km²
Geocode: 5709
Postal code: 57130
Map
Map of Chiang Rai, Thailand highlighting Mae Sai

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 (Thai highway 1 or Phahonyothin road) crossing the Mae Sai River to the town Tachileik in Myanmar. However travel further into Myanmar ( Burma ) from the Thai border crossing in Mae Sai is not possible for non Burma nationals. 1 day passes for non-Burma nationals are issued at Burma customs in Tachileik, passports are confiscated and a travel temporary travel permit is issued which is exchanged for your passport upon crossing back into Thailand.

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[edit] Geography

Myanmar-Thailand bridge in Mae Sai
Myanmar-Thailand bridge in Mae Sai

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

District office
District office

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.     
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

  1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ตั้งกิ่งอำเภอแม่สาย ขึ้นอำเภอเชียงแสน จังหวัดเชียงราย" (in Thai) (February 20 1939). Royal Gazette 55 (0 ง): 3873. 
  2. ^ "ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ยกฐานะกิ่งอำเภอแม่สาย อำเภอแม่จัน จังหวัดเชียงราย ขึ้นเป็นอำเภอ" (in Thai) (April 11 1950). Royal Gazette 67 (20 ง): 1433. 

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