Mae Lao: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Chiang Rai
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 19.7900° N, 99.6997° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 677 km (420 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI): 26 km (16 mi), straight line
• Bokeo International Airport (BOR, Laos): 77 km (48 mi), straight line
• Tachileik Airport (THL, Myanmar): 81 km (50 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chiang Rai: 19 km (12 mi)
• Mae Suai: 22 km (14 mi)
• Wiang Chai: 27 km (16 mi)
• Phan: 27 km (17 mi)
• Mae Chan: 43 km (27 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Chiang Mai, 134 km (83 mi)