Mueang Mae Hong Son
เมืองแม่ฮ่องสอน

Statistics
Province:	Mae Hong Son
Area:	2,483.1 km²
Inhabitants:	41,682 (2000)
Pop. density:	16.8 inh./km²
Geocode:	5801
Postal code:	58000
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Mueang Mae Hong Son (Thai: เมืองแม่ฮ่องสอน) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand. Mae Hong Son (Thai แม่ฮ่องสอน) (also Mae Hong Sorn) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A geocode is a geographical code to identify a point or area at the surface of the earth. ... A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... Mae Hong Son (Thai แม่ฮ่องสอน) (also Mae Hong Sorn) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...

History

The Interior Ministry upgraded Mueang Mae Hong Son to be a 4th class city under Monthon Phayap on May 10th, 1900. It had 4 districts included, Muai To (which is Mueang Mae Hong Son district now), Mueang Yuam (now Mae Sariang district), Pai and Khun Yuam.

Geography

Neighboring are (from south clockwise) Khun Yuam of Mae Hong Son Province, Kayah State of Myanmar, Pangmapha, Pai of Mae Hong Son Province again and Mae Chaem of Chiang Mai Province. Khun Yuam (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) of Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand. ... Kayah, also called Karenni State is a state of Myanmar. ... Pangmapha (Thai: ) is the northernmost district (Amphoe) of Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand. ... Chiang Mai (Thai เชียงใหม่) is the second-biggest province (changwat) of Thailand, located in the north of the country. ...

The Namtok Mae Surin National Park office is located in the distirct.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 68 villages (muban). Mae Hong Son itself is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers the complete tambon Chong Kham. Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ... Muban (Tha หมู่บ้าน) is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Mae Hong Son is a town in north west Thailand, capital of the Mae Hong Son Province. ...

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Pang Mapha district.

See also

• Namtok Mae Surin National Park

Amphoe of Mae Hong Son
Amphoe:	Mueang Mae Hong Son - Khun Yuam - Pai - Mae Sariang - Mae La Noi - Sop Moei - Pangmapha A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Mae Hong Son (Thai แม่ฮ่องสอน) (also Mae Hong Sorn) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Khun Yuam (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) of Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand. ... Pai is a small town in northern Thailand near the Myanmar border, north of Chiang Mai on the northern route to Mae Hong Son. ... Mae La Noi (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Mae Hong Son Province, norhtern Thailand. ... Pangmapha (Thai: ) is the northernmost district (Amphoe) of Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand. ...