Mae Sot

Mae Sot is a district in western that shares a border with 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.
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  • Type: amphoe with 121,000 residents
  • Description: district in Tak province, Thailand
  • Also known as: Mae Sot district” and “Mae Sot District

Mae Sot

Latitude
16.7215° or 16° 43′ 18″ north
Longitude
98.7107° or 98° 42′ 39″ east
Population
121,000
Elevation
725 metres (2,379 feet)
Open location code
7M8WPPC6+J7
Geo­Names ID
1152187
Wiki­data ID
Q475964
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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: Mae Sot Kūn
  • 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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