Tachileik District ( my, တာချီလိတ်ခရိုင်; th, ท่าขี้เหล็ก, , , Thai meaning: " Cassod

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") is a

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of the

Shan State Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos ( ...

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. It consists of one town and 295 villages. It is one of the four districts of Eastern Shan State. The main town of Tachileik borders with the northernmost town of Mai Sae in the Chang Rai province of

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. Tachileik and Mai Sae have immigration processing and border crossing checkpoints at both ends of the bridge that connects the two border towns.

Townships

The district contains the following

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s: * Tachileik Township * Mong Hpayak Township (formerly part of Mong Hpayak District) * Mong Yawng Township (formerly part of Mong Hpayak District)

References

Districts of Myanmar Geography of Shan State {{burma-geo-stub