Tachileik District
Appearance
Tachileik District | |
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ၸႄႈတွၼ်ႈၼွင်တၶျီႇလီႇ တာချီလိတ်ခရိုင် | |
![]() Looking over Tachileik District, into the heart of the Daen Lao Range | |
![]() Location in Shan State | |
Coordinates: 20°41′00″N 100°2′30″E / 20.68333°N 100.04167°E | |
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Capital | Tachileik |
Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
Tachileik District (Burmese: တာချီလိတ်ခရိုင်; Thai: ท่าขี้เหล็ก, RTGS: Tha Khilek, pronounced [tʰâː.kʰîː.lèk], Thai meaning: "Cassod Port") is a district of Eastern Shan State in far eastern Myanmar. It consists of two townships.
The main town of Tachileik borders with the northernmost town of Mai Sae in the Chiang Rai province of Thailand. Tachileik and Mai Sae have immigration processing and border crossing checkpoints at both ends of the bridge that connects the two border towns.
Townships
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Tachileik
Monghpayak
The district contains the following townships:
- Tachileik Township
- Mong Hpayak Township (formerly part of Mong Hpayak District)
Prior to 2022, the district also included Mong Yawng Township, which it had received from the former Mong Hpayak District. In April 2022, Mong Yawng Township was promoted to the new Mong Yawng District.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ "Expansion of new districts: New districts expanded in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". Myanmar International Television. 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Expansion of new districts in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". 2 May 2022.
- ^ "ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်အတွင်းရှိ မြို့နယ်များ၏ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" [Regional Information Reports of Townships in Shan State]. General Administration Department. Retrieved 17 April 2025.