Phayao
Town in Phayao Province, Thailand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phayao (Thai pronunciation: [pʰā.jāw]) is a city (thesaban mueang) in northern Thailand, capital of Phayao Province. For administrative purposes the city is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 172 administrative villages.
Quick Facts Thai name, Thai ...
Phayao | |
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Thai name | |
Thai | พะเยา |
RTGS | Phayao |
Northern Thai name | |
Northern Thai | ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ (Phayuao) |
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Quick Facts พะเยาᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ, Country ...
Phayao
พะเยา ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ | |
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Town | |
เมืองพะเยา ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Phayao Province |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 19,118 |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Area code | 54 |
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This article is about the city of Phayao. For the city administrative districts, see Mueang Phayao District.
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The town is on the shore of the Phayao Lake.[1] It dates back to the semi-independent city-state (mueang), founded between 900 and 1,000 years ago.[1]
As of 2005 Phayao had a population of 19,118. Phayao lies 726 km north of Bangkok.[2]