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Mae Hong Son

Coordinates:19°18′4″N97°58′12″E/ 19.30111°N 97.97000°E/19.30111; 97.97000
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Mae Hong Son
แม่ฮ่องสอน
ᩯᨾ᩵ᩁᩬ᩵ᨦᩈᩬᩁ
Town
เมืองแม่ฮองสอน
ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ ᩯᨾ᩵ᩁᩬ᩵ᨦᩈᩬᩁ
Mae Hong Son from above
Mae Hong Son from above
Mae Hong Son is located in Thailand
Mae Hong Son
Mae Hong Son
Coordinates:19°18′4″N97°58′12″E/ 19.30111°N 97.97000°E/19.30111; 97.97000
CountryThailand
ProvincesMae Hong Son Province
AmphoeAmphoe Mueang Mae Hong Son
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
(2018)
7,066[1]
Time zoneUTC+7(ICT)
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Mae Hong Son(Thai:แม่ฮ่องสอน,pronounced[mɛ̂ːhɔ̂ŋsɔ̌ːn]) is a town (thesaban mueang) in north-westThailand,capital ofMae Hong Son Province.It is in theShan Hills,near the border withBurmaalong the banks of the RiverPai.As of 2018, the town had 7,066 inhabitants.[1]The town covers thetambonChong Kham of theMueang Mae Hong Son district.Mae Hong Son is 883 kilometres (549 mi) north of Bangkok and 251 kilometres (156 mi) northwest of Chiang Mai.

Mae Hong Son
"Mae Hong Son" inThai language(top) and
Northern ThaiwithTai Tham script(bottom)
Thai name
Thaiแม่ฮองสอน
RTGSMae Hong Son
Northern Thainame
Northern Thaiᩯᨾ᩵ᩁᩬ᩵ᨦᩈᩬᩁ
(Mae Hong Son)

History[edit]

The territory of Mae Hong Son Province was formerly part ofMawkmai State,one of theShan Stateswhich had been founded in 1767 by Hsai Khiao, hailing from a noble family ofChiang Mai.[2]

As a result of theAnglo-Siamese Boundary Commissionof 1892-93 Mae Hong Son district was ceded toSiam,[3]but the adjacent Möngmaü and Mehsakun trans-Salweendistricts— also claimed by Siam as territories located on the eastern side of the Salween River— were kept as part ofBritish Burma.[4]

Climate[edit]

Mae Hong Son has atropical savanna climate(Köppen climate classificationAw). Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at 38.7 °C (101.7 °F). Themonsoonseason runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. Mae Hong Son holds the highest temperature ever recorded in Thailand when 44.6 °C (112.3 °F) was observed on 28 April 2016.[5]

Temperature[edit]

Climate data for Mae Hong Son (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.5
(99.5) 		39.6
(103.3) 		42.1
(107.8) 		44.6
(112.3) 		44.0
(111.2) 		40.5
(104.9) 		38.1
(100.6) 		37.3
(99.1) 		36.8
(98.2) 		37.1
(98.8) 		37.1
(98.8) 		37.1
(98.8) 		44.6
(112.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6) 		33.3
(91.9) 		36.9
(98.4) 		38.9
(102.0) 		36.3
(97.3) 		33.6
(92.5) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.1
(89.8) 		32.9
(91.2) 		32.7
(90.9) 		31.0
(87.8) 		28.8
(83.8) 		33.2
(91.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.8
(69.4) 		22.7
(72.9) 		26.8
(80.2) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.2
(84.6) 		27.9
(82.2) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.5
(79.7) 		24.2
(75.6) 		21.4
(70.5) 		25.9
(78.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1) 		14.7
(58.5) 		18.2
(64.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.2
(72.0) 		19.4
(66.9) 		16.2
(61.2) 		20.5
(69.0)
Record low °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8) 		6.3
(43.3) 		10.8
(51.4) 		15.5
(59.9) 		18.9
(66.0) 		20.5
(68.9) 		20.1
(68.2) 		20.0
(68.0) 		19.7
(67.5) 		14.9
(58.8) 		7.3
(45.1) 		3.3
(37.9) 		3.3
(37.9)
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) 11.0
(0.43) 		5.5
(0.22) 		19.2
(0.76) 		59.6
(2.35) 		168.9
(6.65) 		180.1
(7.09) 		226.4
(8.91) 		258.5
(10.18) 		200.5
(7.89) 		116.8
(4.60) 		39.6
(1.56) 		10.9
(0.43) 		1,297
(51.1)
Average precipitation days(≥ 1 mm) 1.0 0.5 1.4 4.3 13.6 17.0 20.4 20.7 15.5 10.0 3.4 1.2 109
Averagerelative humidity(%) 75.8 66.3 56.7 56.0 71.0 79.6 82.5 84.1 83.1 81.7 80.2 79.3 74.7
Averagedew point°C (°F) 15.7
(60.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		16.1
(61.0) 		19.4
(66.9) 		22.7
(72.9) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.8
(74.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		20.3
(68.5) 		17.2
(63.0) 		20.4
(68.7)
Mean monthlysunshine hours 272.8 274.0 313.1 279.0 198.4 120.0 62.0 117.8 108.0 179.8 216.0 251.1 2,392
Source 1: NOAA[6][7][8]
Source 2: Thai Meteorological Department (Feb–May record highs 1951-2023 and Nov-Feb record lows 1951–2022, extremes 1981-2010)[9][10][11]

Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[12]

Transportation[edit]

Mae Hong Son can be reached by car or bus fromChiang Maiby theMae Hong Son loop.The town is also serviced by theMae Hong Son Airport.It is also home to the only commercial Diesel power station in Thailand. The station has only a very small capacity of 4.40 MW (4,400 kW). It seems like it was placed here because of the remote location of the town.

Tourism[edit]

The town has some tourist infrastructure, including many guesthouses and several internet cafes. It also has avegetarianrestaurant near the main market.

It is a popular jumping-off point for tours to visithill tribevillages, caves, and waterfalls in the area. There are also some hot springs nearby.

"Thung Dok Bua Tong" in Amphoe Khun Yuam, where the fields of wild sunflowers bloom and cover the hills during the month of November, is best reached from Mae Hong Son and lies some 80 km away.

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"ร่ยงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2561"[Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2018]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior (in Thai). 31 December 2018.Retrieved20 June2019.
  2. ^Ben Cahoon (2000)."World Statesmen.org: Shan and Karenni States of Burma".Retrieved21 December2010.
  3. ^Home News General - Thailand and Britain Swap Boundary MapsArchived2015-12-25 at theWayback Machine
  4. ^Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 236.
  5. ^"Exceptional Heat Wave 2016".Meteo France.Retrieved29 April2016.
  6. ^"Mae Hong Son Climate Normals 1991-2020".National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.RetrievedApril 16,2024.
  7. ^"Mae Hong Son Climate Normals 1981-2010".National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.RetrievedApril 16,2024.
  8. ^"Mae Hong Son Climate Normals 1961-1990".National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.RetrievedApril 16,2024.
  9. ^"Record of the highest summer temperatures in Thailand between 1951 and 2023"(in Thai).Thai Meteorological Department.Retrieved19 March2023.
  10. ^"Lowest temperature record during winter in Thailand between 1951 and 2022"(in Thai).Thai Meteorological Department.Retrieved19 March2023.
  11. ^"Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010".Thai Meteorological Department.Retrieved4 August2016.
  12. ^"ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)"(PDF)(in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 9.Retrieved31 July2016.

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