| Phaya Mengrai พญาเม็งราย |
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| — Amphoe — | |
| Amphoe location in Chiang Rai Province | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chiang Rai |
| Seat | Mengrai |
| Tambon | |
| Muban | |
| Amphoe established | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 620.0 km2 (239.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 41,972 |
| • Density | 67.7/km2 (175.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 57290 |
| Geocode | 5712 |
Phaya Mengrai (Thai: พญาเม็งราย; IPA: [pʰá.jāː mēŋ.rāːj]) is a district (amphoe) of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.
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Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Wiang Chai, Wiang Chiang Rung, Chiang Khong, Khun Tan and Thoeng of Chiang Rai Province.
The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on May 5 1981, when the three tambon Mae Pao, Mae Tam and Mai Ya were split off from Thoeng district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on August 12 1987.[2]
The district is named after King Mengrai, the founder of the Lanna kingdom of northern Thailand.
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 69 villages (muban). Phaya Mengrai is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Mengrai and Mae Pao. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Mae Pao | แม่เปา | 19 | 11,302 | |
| 2. | Mae Tam | แม่ต๋ำ | 11 | 5,026 | |
| 3. | Mai Ya | ไม้ยา | 17 | 11,069 | |
| 4. | Mengrai | เม็งราย | 14 | 9,899 | |
| 5. | Tat Khwan | ตาดควัน | 8 | 4,676 |
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