Tachileik

Tachileik is a border town in of eastern . It is the administrative seat of and and most populated city in eastern Shan State with 51,553 residents per 2014 census count, ahead of , but only 4th statewide.
Wikivoyage
Wikipedia
Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • City with 51,600 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,319 feet (402 metres)
  • …has the IATA airport code THL
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as
    “Tha Chaleak”
    “Tha Chi Lek”
    “Wān Ta-hki-lēk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wat Phra That Doi Wao and Mae Sai Border Checkpoint.
Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple.
Johnwxh30, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mae Sai.
Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is the northernmost city of .

Tachileik

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
20.4491° or 20° 26′ 57″ north
Longitude
99.8842° or 99° 53′ 3″ east
UN/LOCODE
MM THL
Open location code
7MGXCVXM+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 249249716
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1295301
Wiki­data ID
Q1018494

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Burmese to Thai—“Tachileik” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “တာချီလိတ်”
  • Burmese: “တာချီလိတ်မြို့”
  • Chinese: “大其力”
  • Dutch: “Tachileik”
  • French: “Tachileik”
  • German: “Tachileik”
  • German: “Tachilek”
  • Indonesian: “Tachileik”
  • Indonesian: “Tachilek”
  • Irish: “Tachileik”
  • Italian: “Tachileik”
  • Japanese: “タチレイ”
  • Japanese: “タチレク”
  • Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻတာဆီလေက်”
  • Polish: “Tachileik”
  • Russian: “Тачайлейк”
  • Shan: “တႃႈၶီႈလဵၵ်း”
  • Shan: “ဝဵင်းတႃႈၶီႈလဵၵ်း”
  • Swedish: “Tachileik”
  • Swedish: “Tachilek”
  • Tai Nüa: “ᥖᥣ ᥑᥤᥲ ᥘᥥᥐᥱ၊ ᥝᥥᥒᥰ”
  • Thai: “ท่าขี้เหล็ก”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Tachileik”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hway Yone and Ban Pa Yang Mai.

Eastern Myanmar: Highlights

Learn more about Taunggyi and Inle Lake.

Explore These Curated Destinations

Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.