Mae Sot Destrict

**Mae Sot** (, ; , ; , ) is a destrict in wastren Thailand that shares a mairch wi Burma tae the wast.

## Gatewey tae Burma

Mae Sot is the location whaur Asie Heich-gate AH1 links atween Thailand an Burma. It is ane o the anerly twa transnaitional roads an cross-border pynts athort the Tenasserim Hills tae Burma, alang wi Three Pagodas Pass. The Thai-Myanmar Friendship Brig crossin the Moei River wis constructit in 1997 completin the link atween the twa kintras. At the entrance o the brig is the immigration office which is open frae 06:00 tae 18:00.

As a gateway ceety, Mae Sot haes its awn domestic airport. But due tae heich fuel costs, some airlines sic as Phuket Air hae cancelled thair flichts atween Bangkok an Mae Sot.

Ivery year, Tak Chamber o Commerce organizes a friendship bicycle rally tae Myawaddy.

### Link tae Indie
Indie’s foreign meenister met wi Myanmar’s construction meenister in Delhi on the 22 Feb 2012, an spoke aboot openin a heich-gate atween Moreh, an the Myanmar-Thai mairch near Mae Sot.

## Economy

Tred wi Burma constitutes the lairgest portion o Mae Sot's economy. It haes a established mercat for commodities sic as wholesale gems an teak. Maist o the towns service industries are supportit bi Burmese migrants who wirk in sweat-shops an factories throuoot the region. The toun suffers frae a black mercat in illegal smugglin, fowk trokin an narcotics an aw. The Thai-Myanmar friendship brig, is the primary gatewey for tred wi Burma. The mairch region, locatit several kilometres frae central Mae Sot includes the **Rim Moei Mercat** that deals in importit guids an firthwirk.

Mae Sot serves as a minor tourist destination an aw, primarily uised for those wishin tae veesit Myawaddy in Burma or as a stopower on the wey tae Umphang Destrict, popular for trekkin.

## Burmese refugees
The toun haes a substantial population o Burmese refugees an economic migrants. The exact nummer o Burmese in Mae Sot is unclear but estimates say that ower 100,000 exist in addeetion tae the 106,000 awready recordit in the offeecial census. In recent years the ongoin refugee situation haes attractit NGOs an internaitional aid agencies tae set programmes in the toun an surroondin auries.

Ane o the maist notable organisations is Mae Tao Clinic locatit juist ootside the wast o the toun. It wis established bi the Burmese/Karen Dr. Cynthia Maung tae affer free medical services tae Burmese who dae no qualify for treatment at the local Mae Sot Hospital. The centre is fundit independently an is supportit bi teams o volunteers.

The Mae Sot region haes aroond 70 migrant schuils that hae stairtit spontaneously tae meet the needs o the 30,000 childer who hae crossed the mairch wi thair parents frae Burma. The students are a mix o refugees an economic migrants. O this nummer anerly 7,000 currently are attendin thir schuils. The schuils range in size frae 20 tae ower 650 students (Hsa Thoo Lei School). Thir schuils receive nae support frae the Thai govrenment an rely solely on resourcefulness an internaitional support.

## Admeenistration
The destrict (*[[Amphoe]]*) Mae Sot is subdividit intae 10 subdestricts (*[[Tambon]]*), which are further subdividit intae 86 veelages (*[[muban]]*). The toun (*[[thesaban nakhon]]*) Mae Sot covers the whole *tambon* Mae Sot. Tha Sai Luat an Mae Ku are subdestrict municipalities (*[[thesaban tambon]]*), each coverin pairts o the same-named *tambon*. Thare are further 9 Tambon admeenistrative organizations (TAO).

Thare are plans tae creaut a new province centred in Mae Sot, coverin the 5 mairch destricts o Tak province. Addeetionally the toun is planned tae be convertit intae a metropolis, coverin the *tambon* Mae Sot, Mae Pa an Tha Sai Luat.

## Climate

Mae Sot haes a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate clessification *Aw*). Winters are dry an vera wairm. Temperaturs rise till Apryle, which is vera het wi the average daily maximum at . The monsoon saison runs frae Mey tae October, wi hivy rain an somewha ceuler temperaturs durin the day, awtho nichts remain wairm.

## References

## Freemit airtins

* 
* MaeSot in Thailand 
* Hoping for freedom in Mae Sot : an audio documentary.
* Asian Highway 
*Tak Chamber