Tachileik

Tachileik (Burmese: တာချီလိတ်, Tachileik, Shan: တႃႈၶီႈလဵၵ်း, Tàkhìlêk, Thai: ท่าขี้เหล็ก, Thâkhîlèk) is a border town in far eastern Myanmar, on the border with Thailand. It is the capital and largest town of Tachileik District in Shan State of Myanmar. It is located in the south-west of its district.

The city and its surroundings have a population of 77,345 people, making it the second largest border town in Myanmar, after Myawaddy.

Tachileik is popular for day-trips for tourists in Thailand, and the border is open to foreigners. It is the second most used border crossing in Myanmar after Myawaddy, and ahead of Tamu.

Transport
Tachileik is connected by road to Kengtung in the north, Mong Hsat in the west, and the town of Kenglat on the Laotian border in the east. It is across from the Thai city of Mae Sai, on the other side of the border. There is an airport northeast of the town.