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Chiang Rai

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Chiang Rai

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province in northern Thailand

AI overview

Chiang Rai is a province located in the northernmost part of Thailand, known for its mountainous terrain and cultural heritage. It serves as an important region for tourism and agriculture in northern Thailand, while also being home to various ethnic minority communities.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
จังหวัดเชียงราย
Country
Thailand
Located in
Thailand
Contains
Chiang Saen
Capital
Chiang Rai
Population
1295026
Area
11678.369
Shares border with
Shan State
Official website
www.chiangrai.go.th
Image
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Dialing code
053
Motto
เหนือสุดในสยาม อร่ามดอยตุง ผดุงวัฒนธรรม เลิศล้ำข้าวสาร หอมหวานลิ้นจี่ สตรีโสภา ชาเลิศรส สับปะรดนางแล แหล่งแพร่ปลาบึก
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postal code
57
Commons category
Chiang Rai Province
topic's main category
Category:Chiang Rai province
native label
จังหวัดเชียงราย
IPA transcription
tɕʰīaŋ rāːj
category of associated people
Category:People from Chiang Rai province
language used
Khmu
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Encyclopedic overview

Chiang Rai (Thai: เชียงราย, pronounced [tɕʰīaŋ rāːj]; Northern Thai: ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ, pronounced [tɕīaŋ hāːj]) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces that lies in upper northern Thailand and is Thailand's northernmost province. It is bordered by the Shan State of Myanmar to the north, Bokeo province of Laos to the east, Phayao to the south, Lampang to the southwest, and Chiang Mai to the west. The province is linked to Houayxay, Laos by the Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge that spans the Mekong.

Geography

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