Mae Hong Son
แม่ฮ่องสอน ᩯᨾ᩵ᩁᩬ᩵ᨦᩈᩬᩁ | |
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เมืองแม่ฮองสอน ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ ᩯᨾ᩵ᩁᩬ᩵ᨦᩈᩬᩁ | |
![]() Mae Hong Son from above | |
Coordinates: 19°18′4″N 97°58′12″E / 19.30111°N 97.97000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Provinces | Mae Hong Son Province |
Amphoe | Amphoe Mueang Mae Hong Son |
Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Population (2018) | 7,066[1] |
Time zone | UTC+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 | |
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Thai name | |
Thai | แม่ฮองสอน |
RTGS | Mae Hong Son |
Northern Thai name | |
Northern Thai | ᩯᨾ᩵ᩁᩬ᩵ᨦᩈᩬᩁ (Mae Hong Son) |