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Mae Sai
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| Province: | Chiang Rai |
| District office: | Mae Sai |
| Area: | 285.0 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 86,298 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 302.8 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 5709 |
| Postal code: | 57130 |
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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.
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.
The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which in turn are further subdivided into 92 villages (muban). There are two townships (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. | |
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| 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. | Baan Dai | บ้านด้าย | 8 | 4,117 | |
| 9. | Pong Ngam | โป่งงาม | 12 | 9,528 |
The geocode 7 is not used.
- http://www.maesai.go.th Website of Mae Sai township (Thai)
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