Mae Sai
แม่สาย | |
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Coordinates: 20°25′41″N 99°53′1″E / 20.42806°N 99.88361°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Chiang Rai Province |
Government | |
• Type | Subdistrict municipality |
Area | |
• Subdistrict Municipality | 5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Subdistrict Municipality | 22,778 [1] |
• Metro | 212,815 [2] |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Website | www.maesai.go.th |
Mae Sai (Thai: แม่สาย, pronounced [mɛ̂ː sǎːj]; Shan: ‹See Tfd›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.