Phayao

Phayao
พะเยา
ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ
Town
เมืองพะเยา
ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ
Phayao city pillar shrine
Phayao city pillar shrine
Location in Phayao Province
Location in Phayao Province
CountryThailand
ProvincePhayao Province
Population
 (2005)
 • Total19,118
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Area code54
This article is about the city of Phayao. For the city administrative districts, see Mueang Phayao District.
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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.

Phayao
"Phayao" in Thai language (top) and
Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
Thai name
Thaiพะเยา
RTGSPhayao
Northern Thai name
Northern Thaiᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ
(Phayuao)

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]

View of Phayao Lake
  1. ^ a b "Phayao". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Distance phayao bangkok". Google Maps. Retrieved 18 May 2015.