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Phayao
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Phayao (; ,) 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.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Phayao
Settlement.native_name
พะเยา
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
File:Phayao - City pillar shrine and walkway Jan 2024.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Phayao city pillar shrine
Settlement.image_map
Amphoe 5601.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Phayao Province
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Thailand
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Phayao Province
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_total
19118
Settlement.population_as_of
2005
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone1
ICT
Settlement.utc_offset1
+7
Settlement.postal_code
56000

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Wikidata facts

Official name
เทศบาลเมืองพะเยา
Population
17467
Image
King Ngam Mueang Monument.jpg
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Commons category
Phayao
native label
เทศบาลเมืองพะเยา
IPA transcription
pʰā.jāw
inception
1938-03-14
postal code
56000
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Phayao (; ,) 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.

The town is on the shore of the Phayao Lake. It dates back to the semi-independent city-state (mueang), founded between 900 and 1,000 years ago.

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