Mae Hong Son (Thailand)
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
מה הונג סונג (תאילנד)
Name (Latin)
Mae Hong Son (Thailand)
Other forms of name
Ban Muai To (Thailand)
Ban Mwai Tau (Thailand)
Ban Muai Toh (Thailand)
Mea Haung Saun (Thailand)
Mehawnghsawn (Thailand)
Mehohngsohn (Thailand)
Me Hong Sawn (Thailand)
Maehungsong (Thailand)
Mae Hingsorn (Thailand)
Ban Me Tau (Thailand)
Amphoe Muang Mae Hong Son (Thailand)
Mae Hung Son (Thailand)
Muai Tau (Thailand)
Haung Saun (Thailand)
Coordinates
97.97 97.97 19.30111111 19.30111111 (gooearth )
Associated country
Thailand
Sources of Information
- Hudson, R. Hudson's guide to Mae Hong Son, c1987.
- BGN req. 11/21/88(Mae Hong Son, ppl, 19p0s16ʹN, 97p0s56ʹE; variants: Ban Muai To; Ban Mwai Tau; Ban Muai Toh; Mea Haung Saun, Mehawnghsawn, Mehohngsohn; Me Hong Sawn; Muai Tau; Haung Saun, Maehungsong; Mae Hingsorn; Ban Me Tau; AmphoeMuang Mae Hong Son; Mae Hung Son)
Wikipedia description:
Mae Hong Son (Thai: แม่ฮ่องสอน, pronounced [mɛ̂ː hɔ̂ŋ sɔ̌ːn]) is a town (thesaban mueang) in north-west Thailand, capital of Mae Hong Son Province. It is in the Shan Hills, near the border with Burma along the banks of the River Pai. As of 2018, the town had 7,066 inhabitants. The town covers the tambon Chong Kham of the Mueang Mae Hong Son district. Mae Hong Son is 883 kilometres (549 mi) north of Bangkok and 251 kilometres (156 mi) northwest of Chiang Mai.
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