Wat Chumphon Khiri

Wat Chumphon Khiri is a Theravada Buddhist temple located in central Mae Sot, Tak Province, near the Thailand-Myanmar border. Situated on Intharakhiri Road in Mae Sot Subdistrict, it serves as a community religious center for local residents. The temple is notable for its traditional Thai-Burmese architectural influences, gilded chedi, ordination hall and Buddha images. It functions as an active place of worship and merit-making, reflecting the multicultural heritage of Mae Sot.

Visitors can expect a compact, active temple compound in central Mae Sot with an ordination hall (ubosot), a gilded chedi, Buddha images and prayer halls set within a paved courtyard. The setting is urban and accessible, surrounded by local shops and residences. Visitors can walk around the grounds, observe architecture with Thai and Burmese influences, view religious art and observe daily worship and merit-making activities by monks and laypeople.

Wat Chumphon Khiri is a long-established community temple serving the Mae Sot townspeople and reflecting the historical settlement and cultural exchange along the Thailand-Myanmar border in Tak Province.

The temple is an active Theravada Buddhist religious site used for daily worship, merit-making, Buddhist holy days and community ceremonies, representing the blended Thai and Burmese cultural heritage characteristic of Mae Sot.