The original name of Mueang district, Uttaradit , was Bang Pho. This district was under the control of Phi Chai District . Later, it was established as Uttaradit Province and Bang Pho District became the capital district. It was changed to Mueang Uttaradit District recently. The district is the seat of government and the center of economic activity of Uttaradit Province . Uttaradit is 483 km north of Bangkok.
7-566: The district is surrounded by the following districts: In the past, Mueang District was called Bang Pho Tah It . It grew rapidly due to its harbor. King Rama V ordered the capital moved from Phi Chai District to Muang District. Next, in the reign of King Rama VI, the king ordered the incorporation of Mueang District into Uttaradit Province. Uttaradit used to hold the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Thailand: 44.5 °C (112.1 °F) observed at Uttaradit on 27 April 1960. This
14-637: A noble family of Chiang Mai . As a result of the Anglo-Siamese Boundary Commission of 1892-93 Mae Hong Son district was ceded to Siam , but the adjacent Möngmaü and Mehsakun trans- Salween districts— also claimed by Siam as territories located on the eastern side of the Salween River— were kept as part of British Burma . Mae Hong Son has a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification Aw ). Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until April, which
21-566: Is very hot with the average daily maximum at 38.7 °C (101.7 °F). The monsoon season 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. Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010) Mae Hong Son can be reached by car or bus from Chiang Mai by
28-545: The Mae Hong Son loop . The town is also serviced by the Mae 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. The town has some tourist infrastructure, including many guesthouses and several internet cafes. It also has
35-626: 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. The territory of Mae Hong Son Province was formerly part of Mawkmai State , one of the Shan States which had been founded in 1767 by Hsai Khiao, hailing from
42-533: The day, although nights remain warm. Uttaradit is served by a station on the State Railway of Thailand . The nearest airport is at Phitsanulok . Mae Hong Son 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
49-437: Was broken when temperatures in Mae Hong Son reached 44.6 °C (112.3 °F) on 28 April 2016. Uttaradit has a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification Aw ). Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with an average daily maximum of 38.2 °C (100.8 °F). The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during
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