Mae Sot district

Mae Sot แม่สอด
Province:	Tak
Surface:	1,986.1 km²
Residents:	113,217 (2012)
Population density :	53.6 U / km²
ZIP :	63110
Geocode :	6306
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Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge

Rim Moei Market

Amphoe Mae Sot ( Thai : อำเภอ แม่สอด ) is a district ( Amphoe - administrative district) of the Tak Province . The Tak Province is located in the northern region of Thailand . The district capital is also called Mae Sot .

location

Mae Sot is located about 80 kilometers west of the provincial capital Tak on the border with Burma . The main river in the county is the Maenam Moei (Moei River).

traffic

Here the Asian Highway AH1 connects Thailand and Burma, after the Three Pagoda Pass it is the most important border crossing into Burma. In 1997 the "Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge" (Thai-Burmese Friendship Bridge) was completed. There is a customs clearance point at the bridge.

Mae Sot also has its own airport , the IATA airport code is MAQ. At the moment (November 2009) there is no passenger air traffic to and from Mae Sot.

economy

Trade with Burma in particular contributes to Mae Sot's economic performance; it serves in part as a supply point for the Karen resistance movement in the Burmese border region. Due to the poor economic situation in Burma, there is mainly barter : basketry, woodwork, jade for food, motorcycles and electronics.

Attractions

See: Mae Sot

administration

Provincial Administration

Amphoe Mae Sot is divided into ten subdistricts ( tambon ) , which are further subdivided into 88 village communities ( muban ) .

No.	Surname	Thai	Muban	Pop.
01.	Mae Sot	แม่สอด	0-	31,058
02.	Mae Ku	แม่ กุ	08th	10,086
03.	Phawo	พะ วอ	09	06,507
04th	Mae Tao	แม่ ตา ว	06th	06,535
05.	Mae Kasa	แม่ กาษา	16	11,039
06th	Tha Sai Luat	ท่า สาย ลวด	07th	09,254
07th	Mae Pa	แม่ปะ	11	11,654
08th.	Mahawan	มหา วัน	12	13,449
09.	Dan Mae Lamao	ด่าน แม่ ละ เมา	10	07,628
10.	Phra That Pha Daeng	พระ ธาตุ ผา แดง	07th	06.007

Local administration

Mae Sot (Thai: เทศบาล นคร แม่สอด ) is a large city ( Thesaban Nakhon ) in the district, it consists of the entire Tambon Mae Sot.

There are also three small towns ( Thesaban Tambon ) in the district:

• Tha Sai Luat ( เทศบาล ตำบล ท่า สาย ลวด ) consists of parts of the Tambon Tha Sai Luat.
• Mae Ku ( เทศบาล ตำบล แม่ กุ ) consists of parts of the Tambon Mae Ku,
• Mae Tao ( เทศบาล ตำบล แม่ ตา ว ) consists of parts of the Tambon Mae Tao.

There are also nine "Tambon Administrative Organizations" (TAO, องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - administrative organizations) for the tambon in the district that do not belong to any city.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013 ; accessed on November 28, 2015 . 
2. ↑ Population statistics 2012 . Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved June 25, 2014.

Web links

• More details about Amphoe Mae Sot from amphoe.com (Thai)

Coordinates: 16 ° 43 '  N , 98 ° 34'  E