Mae Hong Son

Mae Hong Son
แม่ฮ่องสอน
ᩯᨾ᩵ᩁᩬ᩵ᨦᩈᩬᩁ
เมืองแม่ฮองสอน
ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ ᩯᨾ᩵ᩁᩬ᩵ᨦᩈᩬᩁ
Mae Hong Son from above
Mae Hong Son from above
Mae Hong Son is located in Thailand
Mae Hong Son
Mae Hong Son
Coordinates: 19°18′4″N 97°58′12″E / 19.30111°N 97.97000°E / 19.30111; 97.97000
Country Thailand
ProvincesMae Hong Son Province
AmphoeAmphoe Mueang Mae Hong Son
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2018)
7,066[1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)

Mae Hong Son (Thai: แม่ฮ่องสอน, pronounced [mɛ̂ː hɔ̂ŋ sɔ̌ːn]) is a town (thesaban mueang) in north-west Thailand, capital of Mae Hong Son Province. It is in the Shan Hills, near the border with Burma along the banks of the River Pai. As of 2018, the town had 7,066 inhabitants.[1] The town covers the tambon Chong Kham of the Mueang Mae Hong Son district. Mae Hong Son is 883 kilometres (549 mi) north of Bangkok and 251 kilometres (156 mi) northwest of Chiang Mai.

Mae Hong Son
"Mae Hong Son" in Thai language (top) and
Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
Thai name
Thaiแม่ฮองสอน
RTGSMae Hong Son
Northern Thai name
Northern Thaiᩯᨾ᩵ᩁᩬ᩵ᨦᩈᩬᩁ
(Mae Hong Son)
  1. ^ a b "ร่ยงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2561" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2018]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior (in Thai). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

Developed by StudentB