Phu Nam Ron ( th, พุน้ำร้อน) is a pass across the
Tenasserim Hills
The Tenasserim Hills or Tenasserim Range ( my, တနင်္သာရီ တောင်တန်း, ; th, ทิวเขาตะนาวศรี, , ; ms, Banjaran Tanah Seri/Banjaran Tenang Sari) is the geographical name of a r ...
on the border between
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
and
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
, at an elevation of . The border checkpoint on the Thai side is in
Ban Kao
Ban Kao ( th, บ้านเก่า, ; lit: 'old village') is a ''tambon'' (sub-district) of Mueang Kanchanaburi District, in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. In 2017, it had a population of 16,147 people. The ''tambon'' contains 15 villages ...
Subdistrict,
Mueang Kanchanaburi District,
Kanchanaburi Province.
Border posts
Htee Kee is the name of the new town in the
Tanintharyi Region
Tanintharyi Region ( my, တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; Mon: or ; ms, Tanah Sari; formerly Tenasserim Division and subsequently Tanintharyi Division, th, ตะนาวศรี, RTGS: ''Tanao Si'', ...
on the Myanmar side of the border which is currently being developed.
Th
Phu Nam Ron passis expected to gain in importance if the planned
Dawei
Dawei (, ; mnw, ဓဝဲါ, ; th, ทวาย, RTGS: ''Thawai'', ; formerly known as Tavoy) is a city in south-eastern Myanmar and is the capital of the Tanintharyi Region, formerly known as the Tenasserim Division, on the northern bank of ...
deepwater port
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ha ...
project goes ahead, which includes a highway and a railway line between
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
and that harbor.
The road on the Burmese side leads to
Dawei
Dawei (, ; mnw, ဓဝဲါ, ; th, ทวาย, RTGS: ''Thawai'', ; formerly known as Tavoy) is a city in south-eastern Myanmar and is the capital of the Tanintharyi Region, formerly known as the Tenasserim Division, on the northern bank of ...
via
Sinbyudaing
Sinbyudaing ( my, ဆင်ဖြူတိုင်), also known as ''Sin Byu Daing'', ( th, สิ่นผิ่วโด่ง) is a small village of Dawei District in the Taninthayi Division of Myanmar. It is located on the western side of the ...
and
Myitta
Myitta Subtownship ( my, မေတ္တာမြို့နယ်ခွဲ) is a subtownship of Dawei District in the Taninthayi Division of Myanmar. The main town is Myitta (Matamyu), located on the western side of the Tenasserim Range near the ...
; it has been recently been upgraded.
Crossing the border from Kanchanaburi (Thailand) to Dawei (Myanmar/Burma)
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Tenasserim Hills
Mountain passes of Thailand
Mountain passes of Myanmar
Myanmar–Thailand border crossings
Geography of Kanchanaburi province
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