Mae Sot is a city in western Thailand's Tak Province that shares a border with Myanmar to the west. It is a trade hub with a substantial population of Burmese migrants and refugees, lying 87 kilometers from the city of Tak and 492 kilometers from Bangkok, and it serves as the main gateway between Thailand and Myanmar. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Latitude16.710091 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Mae Sot (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 31,530 (2014)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 16.710091, longitude 98.570709
P2046 (area)
area 27.2 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 31530 (2014)
View the SourceMae Sot (Wikipedia)
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Mae Sot (Northern Thai: ᨾᩯ᩵ᩈᩬᨯ; Thai: แม่สอด, pronounced [mɛ̂ː sɔ̀ːt]; Burmese: မဲဆောက်, [mɛ́ sʰaʊʔ]; Shan: မႄႈသွတ်ႇ, [mɛ sʰɔt̚]) is a city in western Thailand that shares a border with Myanmar to the west.
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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