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Phayao

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province in northern Thailand

Key facts

Country
Thailand
Capital
Phayao (town)
Governor
Rattapol Naradisorn
Total
6,189 km (2,390 sq mi)
Rank
35th
Density
74/km (190/sq mi)
Hai 2022
0.6598 "somewhat high", Ranked 14th
Time zone
UTC+7 ( ICT )
Postal code
56xxx
Calling code
054
Iso 3166 code
TH-56
Website
phayao .go .th

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
จังหวัดพะเยา
Country
Thailand
Located in
Thailand
Contains
Phu Kamyao
Capital
Phayao
Population
482645
Area
6335.060
Shares border with
Phrae
Official website
www.phayao.go.th
Image
พระธาตุจอมทอง(2).JPG
Motto
กว๊านพะเยาแหล่งชีวิต ศักดิ์สิทธิ์พระเจ้าตนหลวง บวงสรวงพ่อขุนงำเมือง งามลือเลื่องดอยบุษราคัม
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postal code
56
Commons category
Phayao Province
topic's main category
Category:Phayao province
IPA transcription
pʰā.jāw
native label
จังหวัดพะเยา
language used
Northern Thai
inception
1977-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Phayao (Thai: พะเยา, pronounced [pʰā.jāw]; Northern Thai: ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ, pronounced [pʰā.ɲāːw]) is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (changwat), and lies in upper northern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from the east clockwise) Nan, Phrae, Lampang, and Chiang Rai. To the northeast it borders Xaignabouli in Laos.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Phayao” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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