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Mae Hong Son
แม่ฮ่องสอน ᨾᩯ᩵ᩁ᩵ᩬᨦᩈᩬᩁ | |
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จังหวัดแม่ฮ่องสอน · ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᨯᨾᩯ᩵ᩁᩬ᩵ᨦᩈᩬᩁ | |
(Clockwise from top left) Wat Phrathat Doi Kong Mu, Bua tong (tree marigold) fields in Doi Mae-U-Kho, Khun Yuam, Spirit cave, Mae Hong Son Airport, Pang Oung, a romantic reservoir in Mueang Mae Hong Son | |
Nickname(s): Mueang Sam Mok (City of three mists) | |
Motto(s): หมอกสามฤดู กองมูเสียดฟ้า ป่าเขียวขจี ผู้คนดี ประเพณีงาม ลือนามถิ่นบัวตอง ("Three-season mists. Towering (Phra That Doi) Kong Mu. Lush forests. Good people. Beautiful traditions. Famous home of the tree marigold.") | |
![]() Map of Thailand highlighting Mae Hong Son province | |
Country | Thailand |
Capital | Mae Hong Son |
Government | |
• Governor | Vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 12,765 km2 (4,929 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 7th |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 284,138 |
• Rank | Ranked 70th |
• Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 77th |
Human Achievement Index | |
• HAI (2022) | 0.5974 "low" Ranked 76th |
GDP | |
• Total | baht 13 billion (US$0.4 billion) (2019) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
postal code | 58xxx |
calling code | 052 & 053 |
ISO 3166 code | TH-58 |
Mae Hong Son province (Burmese: မဲဟောင်ဆောင်; Thai: แม่ฮ่องสอน, pronounced [mɛ̂ː.hɔ̂ŋ.sɔ̌ːn]; Northern Thai: ᨾᩯ᩵ᩁᩬ᩵ᨦᩈᩬᩁ; Shan: မႄႈႁွင်ႈသွၼ်; formerly called Mae Rong Son), also spelled Maehongson, Mae Hong Sorn or Maehongsorn, is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat). It lies in upper northern Thailand and is the westernmost province. Neighboring provinces are (clockwise from north) Shan State of Myanmar, Chiang Mai and Tak. To the west, the province borders Kayin State and Kayah State of Myanmar.
Mae Hong Son province | |
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Thai name | |
Thai | แม่ฮ่องสอน |
RTGS | Mae Hong Son |
Northern Thai name | |
Northern Thai | ᨾᩯ᩵ᩁᩬ᩵ᨦᩈᩬᩁ (Mae Hong Son) |
Mae Hong Son's nickname is "the city of three mists". It is hemmed in by the high mountain ranges of the Shan Hills and is the most mountainous province in Thailand, occupying 12,681 square kilometres (4,896 sq mi).[5] The province is often covered with mist. Mae Hong Son town was originally established in the early 19th century as an elephant training camp as ordered by the then King of Chiang Mai. As of 2012[update], Mae Hong Son was the poorest province in Thailand.[6]
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