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10-708: Tambons Sop Moei, Mae Khatuan, and Kong Koi were separated from Mae Sariang district to create Sop Moei minor district ( king amphoe ) on 1 April 1984. It was upgraded to a full district on 3 November 1993. Sop Moei means 'confluence with Moei', as this is the point where the Salween River meets the Moei Rivers . Neighbouring districts are (from south clockwise): Tha Song Yang of Tak province , Kayin State of Myanmar , Mae Sariang of Mae Hong Son Province, Hot and Omkoi of Chiang Mai province . The important rivers of

20-700: A second environmental impact assessment (EIA) to the Office of the Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP). ONEP rejected the EIA for the second time due to concerns about forest destruction, tunnel rock waste , and compensation issues. The district is divided into six sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 58 villages ( mubans ). There are no municipal ( thesaban ) areas. There are six tambon administrative organizations (TAO). This Mae Hong Son province location article

30-536: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mae Sariang district Mae Sariang ( Thai : แม่สะเรียง , pronounced [mɛ̂ː sā.rīa̯ŋ] ) is a small town and district ( amphoe ) on the narrow valley along Yuam River in Mae Hong Son province , northern Thailand , along the Myanmar border. The areas around Mae Sariang are mountainous and forested; flat terrain that suits population or agriculture

40-459: Is also a sub-district municipality ( thesaban tambon ) which covers parts of tambons Ban Kat and Mae Sariang. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Number 7 is not used. Mae La Noi district Mae La Noi ( Thai : แม่ลาน้อย , pronounced [mɛ̂ː lāː nɔ́ːj] ) is a district ( amphoe ) in the southern part of Mae Hong Son province , northern Thailand . The minor district ( king amphoe )

50-460: Is in the district. The important river of Mae Sariang is the Yuam River . In 1900 the administration in the area was formalized as a district under Mae Hong Son. Originally the district was named Mueang Yuam (เมืองยวม), which was changed in 1917 to Mae Sariang . The district is divided into seven sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 77 villages ( mubans ). Mae Sariang

60-422: Is scarce. The local population of Mae Sariang is of mixed origin. The main ethnicity in the low land plain, town center and its satellite villages along the river is Tai Yuan (Northern Thai or Lanna people) with some cross-marriage with other ethnicities. There are also Tai Yai or Shan people in the town center; they are among the first groups that inhabited the area. Red Karen and Karen descendants also reside in

70-528: The district are the Salween, Moei, Ngao and Yuam Rivers. Mae Ngao National Park is in the district. The Thai government, to solve persistent water shortages in the central region , have proposed a 70.7 billion baht plan to divert some 1.8 billion m of water annually from the Yuam River to the perennially-underfilled Bhumibol Dam . The Sop Moei District would be one of the districts most impacted. As part of

80-524: The plan, the Royal Irrigation Department (RID), would build 69 metre high dam with a storage capacity of 68.7 million m constructed on 2,075 rai of forest land, together with a pumping station on a separate 55 rai plot and a 61.5 kilometre-long tunnel passing through 14 villages. The inhabitants of the area—primarily Karen tribes people —largely oppose the project. In December 2019, the RID submitted

90-758: The town with a high density in the Christian quarter of the town. There is a sizable Bengali Muslim community and a mosque near the central market. The area has many links to Burma , such as its architecture and a large population of Burmese Muslims . Mae Sariang represents the westernmost area where Lanna culture and architecture dominated which also well assimilated with Burmese/ Shan. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise): Mae La Noi of Mae Hong Son Province; Mae Chaem and Hot of Chiang Mai province ; Sop Moei of Mae Hong Son province ; and Kayin State and Kayah State of Myanmar . Salawin National Park

100-556: Was created on 10 February 1967, consisting of the two tambons , Mae La Noi and Mae La Luang. It was made a subordinate of Mae Sariang district , from which the tambon Mae La Noi was split off. Mae La Luang originally belonged to Khun Yuam district . It was upgraded to a full district on 21 August 1975. Neighboring districts are (from southwest clockwise): Mae Sariang of Mae Hong Son Province, Kayah State of Myanmar , Khun Yuam of Mae Hong Son Province and Mae Chaem of Chiang Mai province . The important rivers of Mae La Noi are

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