Mae Sai
Mae Sai
แม่สาย | |
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From top, left to right: view of Mae Sai city,Monument marking the northernmost point of Thailand,Skywalk at Wat Pra That Doi Wao, Mae Sai Customs, The end of The highway no.1 | |
| 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 | |
| 5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 22,778 | |
| • Metro | 212,815 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Website | www.maesai.go.th |
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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.