Mae Sai

For other uses, see Mae Sai (disambiguation).

This article is about a town in the far north of Chiang Rai Province. For the district, see Mae Sai district.

Mae Sai แม่สาย
Subdistrict Municipality
Monument marking the northernmost point of Thailand, Mae Sai
Mae Sai Location of Mae Sai in Thailand
Coordinates: 20°25′41″N 99°53′1″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
• Metro	212,815
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Website	www.maesai.go.th

Mae Sai (Thai: แม่สาย, pronounced [mɛ̂ː sǎːj]; Shan: 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.

History

The Mae Sai sanitation district was created on 14 May 1956 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

• Mae Sai District
• Mae Sai River
• Mae Sai Subdistrict

External links

• Mae Sai travel guide from Wikivoyage