Mae Sot
Mae Sot is a district in western Thailand that shares a border with Myanmar to the west, and has been described "an almost entirely Burmese town". It is notable as a trade hub and for its substantial population of Burmese migrants and refugees.- Amphoe with 121,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 559 metres (1,834 feet)
- …is also known as “Mae Sot District”
- Description: district in Tak province, Thailand
Mae Sot
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Latitude
16.7481° or 16° 44′ 53″ north
Longitude
98.7113° or 98° 42′ 41″ east
Open location code
7M8WPPX6+7G
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In Other Languages
From Bishnupriya to Western Panjabi—“Mae Sot” goes by many names.
- Bishnupriya: “আম্ফোয়ে মায়ে সোত”
- Burmese: “မဲဆောက်”
- Cebuano: “Amphoe Mae Sot (distrito sa Tailandya)”
- Cebuano: “Amphoe Mae Sot”
- Chinese: “湄索县”
- Chinese: “湄索縣”
- Chinese: “美索”
- Dutch: “Mae Sot”
- French: “Mae Sot”
- German: “Amphoe Mae Sot”
- Italian: “Distretto di Mae Sot”
- Japanese: “メーソート”
- Japanese: “メーソート郡”
- Japanese: “メーソット”
- Japanese: “メーソット郡”
- Japanese: “メソット”
- Japanese: “メソト”
- Korean: “매솟군”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Mae Sot Kūn”
- Romanian: “Districtul Mae Sot”
- Scots: “Mae Sot Destrict”
- Thai: “แม่สอด”
- Thai: “อ.แม่สอด”
- Thai: “อำเภอแม่สอด”
- Urdu: “مائے سوٹ ضلع”
- Vietnamese: “Mae Sot”
- Western Panjabi: “مائے سوٹ”
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