Pai is the northeasternmost district

District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...

 (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) of Mae Hong Son Province

Mae Hong Son Province

Most of the areas of Mae Hong Son Province are complex mountain ranges and likely still pristine virgin forest. Of the approximately 6,976,650 rai of national forest reserves, 88.02% is thought to be pristine virgin forest...

, northern Thailand

Thailand

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.

Geography

Neighboring are (from west clockwise) Mueang Mae Hong Son

Amphoe Mueang Mae Hong Son

Mueang Mae Hong Son is the capital district of Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand.-History:The Interior Ministry upgraded Mueang Mae Hong Son to be a 4th class city under Monthon Phayap on May 10, 1910...

, Pangmapha of Mae Hong Son Province, Shan State

Shan State

Shan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...

 of Myanmar

Myanmar

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, Wiang Haeng

Amphoe Wiang Haeng

Wiang Haeng is a district in the northern part of Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand.-History:The area of tambon Wiang was very far from Chiang Dao district center. The government separated Tambon Mueang Haeng and Piang Luang to create a minor district on May 5, 1981...

, Chiang Dao

Amphoe Chiang Dao

Chiang Dao is a district of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand. It is nicknamed "Little Tuscany" and there are actually a few local wines produced in the area.-Geography:...

, Mae Taeng

Amphoe Mae Taeng

Mae Taeng is a district in the northern part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Dao, Phrao, Doi Saket, San Sai, Mae Rim, Samoeng of Chiang Mai Province and Pai of Mae Hong Son Province.-History:In 1892, Khwaeng Mueang Kuet was created, and...

, Samoeng

Amphoe Samoeng

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae Taeng, Mae Rim, Hang Dong, Mae Wang, Mae Chaem and Galyani Vadhana of Chiang Mai Province and Pai of Mae Hong Son Province.-History:...

 and Galyani Vadhana of Chiang Mai Province

Chiang Mai Province

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.

The important rivers are the Pai

Pai River

The Pai River originates in mountainous Pai, Mae Hong Son Province. The river flows down to Mueang Mae Hong Son district. The river tributes the Salween River in Kayah State, Myanmar. It is 180 km long. Located close to the Myanmar border, the Pai river offers several rafting options. The...

 and Khong River.

Symbols

The district slogan is Pai River, worship Luang Pho Un Mueang, spread good kind of garlic, surrounded by lush forests, way of life evenly between hot and cold.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 66 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Pai

Pai, Thailand

Pai is a small town in northern Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, near the Myanmar border, about 50 miles/80 km north of Chiang Mai on the northern route to Mae Hong Son. It lies along the Pai River. The town has thesaban tambon status and covers parts of the tambon Wiang Tai of Pai district...

 itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers parts of the tambon Wiang Tai. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Wiang Tai Wiang Tai Wiang Tai is a village and tambon of Pai District, in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 6 people. The tambon contains 6493 villages.-References:...	เวียงใต้	8	6,493
2.	Wiang Nuea Wiang Nuea, Pai Wiang Nuea is a village and tambon of Pai District, in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 3727 people. The tambon contains 10 villages....	เวียงเหนือ	10	3,727
3.	Mae Na Toeng Mae Na Toeng Mae Na Toeng is a village and tambon of Pai District, in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 6417 people. The tambon contains 14 villages.-References:...	แม่นาเติง	14	6,417
4.	Mae Hi	แม่ฮี้	6	2,835
5.	Thung Yao	ทุ่งยาว	12	3,990
6.	Mueang Paeng	เมืองแปง	9	3,198
7.	Pong Sa	โป่งสา	7	2,866

External links

• cdd.go.th (Thai)