Chiang Rai province
Chiang Rai
เชียงราย ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ | |
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| จังหวัดเชียงราย · ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᨯᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Northern Thai | ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᨯᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ |
| • Chinese | 清萊 / 清莱 cêng1 lai5 (Teochew Peng'im) Qīnglái (Mandarin Chinese Pinyin) |
Left to right, top to bottom: King Mangrai Intersection, Chiang Rai Clock Tower, Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Phra Sing, Wat Rong Khun, Wat Rong Suea Ten, Doi Tung Royal Villa, Phu Chi Fa | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Mottoes: "เหนือสุดในสยาม ชายแดนสามแผ่นดิน ถิ่นวัฒนธรรมล้านนา ล้ำค่าพระธาตุดอยตุง" ("Northernmost of Siam, Border of three nations, Home of Lan Na culture. The precious Wat Phra That Doi Tung.") | |
| Coordinates: 19°54′N 99°49′E / 19.900°N 99.817°E | |
| Capital | Chiang Rai |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Charin Thongsuk (since 2024) |
| • PAO Chief Executive | Adithathorn Wanchaithanawong |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,503 km2 (4,441 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,297,657 |
| • Rank | 15th |
| • Density | 113/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 44th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6307 "low" Ranked 52nd |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 104 billion (US$3.6 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 57xxx |
| Calling code | 052 & 053 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-57 |
| Vehicle registration | เชียงราย |
| Accession into Kingdom of Siam | 1910 |
| Accession into Kingdom of Thailand | 1932 |
| Website | chiangrai chiangraipao |
| Chiang Rai province | |
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| Thai name | |
| Thai | เชียงราย |
| RTGS | Chiang Rai |
| Northern Thai name | |
| Northern Thai | ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ เจียงฮาย [tɕīaŋ hāːj] |
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.