Mae Sai is the northernmost district (
amphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) of
Chiang Rai ProvinceChiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.-Geography:...
in northern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
. It is a major border crossing between Thailand and
MyanmarBurma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia or Indochina. The country is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest and the Bay of Bengal to the...
, which
Asian Highway NetworkThe Asian Highway project, also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and Europe and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific , to improve the highway systems in Asia...
AH2The AH2 is a road in the Asian Highway Network running 8230 miles from Denpasar, Indonesia to Khosravi, Iran. The route is as follows:-Indonesia:...
(Thailand Route 1 or Phahonyothin Road) crossing the Mae Sai River to the town
TachileikTachileik, also spelt Tachilek, is a border town in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar . It is the seat of Tachileik Township in Tachileik District.-Transport:...
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.
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise)
Chiang SaenChiang Saen is a district in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-History:According to an ancient chronicle, the original city of Chiang Saen was built in 545 in an area called Yonok, by Tai migrants from the Chinese province of Yunnan, and was an important city of the...
,
Mae ChanMae Chan is a district in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae Sai, Chiang Saen, Doi Luang, Mueang Chiang Rai and Mae Fa Luang of Chiang Rai Province....
and
Mae Fa LuangMae Fa Luang is a district in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-History:The area of Mae Fa Luang was separated from Mae Chan district and created as a minor district on April 1, 1992. Originally it comprised the three tambon Thoet Thai, Mae Salong Nai and Mae Salong Nok...
.
Mae Sai is the northernmost district (
amphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) of
Chiang Rai ProvinceChiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.-Geography:...
in northern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
. It is a major border crossing between Thailand and
MyanmarBurma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia or Indochina. The country is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest and the Bay of Bengal to the...
, which
Asian Highway NetworkThe Asian Highway project, also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and Europe and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific , to improve the highway systems in Asia...
AH2The AH2 is a road in the Asian Highway Network running 8230 miles from Denpasar, Indonesia to Khosravi, Iran. The route is as follows:-Indonesia:...
(Thailand Route 1 or Phahonyothin Road) crossing the Mae Sai River to the town
TachileikTachileik, also spelt Tachilek, is a border town in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar . It is the seat of Tachileik Township in Tachileik District.-Transport:...
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.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise)
Chiang SaenChiang Saen is a district in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-History:According to an ancient chronicle, the original city of Chiang Saen was built in 545 in an area called Yonok, by Tai migrants from the Chinese province of Yunnan, and was an important city of the...
,
Mae ChanMae Chan is a district in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae Sai, Chiang Saen, Doi Luang, Mueang Chiang Rai and Mae Fa Luang of Chiang Rai Province....
and
Mae Fa LuangMae Fa Luang is a district in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-History:The area of Mae Fa Luang was separated from Mae Chan district and created as a minor district on April 1, 1992. Originally it comprised the three tambon Thoet Thai, Mae Salong Nai and Mae Salong Nok...
. To the north is Myanmar, separated by the Mae Sai River and the
Ruak RiverThe Ruak River is a river at the Thai-Burma border. It originates within the hills of the Shan State , and becomes the boundary river between Thailand and Burma at the confluence with the Mae Sai River at the northernmost point of Thailand...
. 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.
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. It was upgraded to a full district on May 1 1950.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (
tambonTambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which in turn are further subdivided into 92 villages (
mubanMuban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). 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.In biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
|
|
| 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.
External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)
- http://www.maesai.go.th Website of Mae Sai township (Thai)