Chiang Rai province

Chiang Rai
เชียงราย
ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ
จังหวัดเชียงราย · ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᨯᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ
Other transcription(s)
  Northern Thaiᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᨯᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ
  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
Motto(s): 
"เหนือสุดในสยาม ชายแดนสามแผ่นดิน ถิ่นวัฒนธรรมล้านนา ล้ำค่าพระธาตุดอยตุง"
("Northernmost of Siam, Border of three nations, Home of Lan Na culture. The precious Wat Phra That Doi Tung.")
   Chiang Rai in    Thailand
Coordinates: 19°54′N 99°49′E / 19.900°N 99.817°E / 19.900; 99.817
CapitalChiang Rai
Government
  GovernorCharin Thongsuk
(since 2024)
Area
  Total
11,503 km2 (4,441 sq mi)
  Rank12th
Population
 (2024)
  Total
1,297,657
  Rank15th
  Density113/km2 (290/sq mi)
   Rank44th
Human Achievement Index
  HAI (2022)0.6307 "low"
Ranked 52nd
GDP
  Totalbaht 104 billion
(US$3.6 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
57xxx
Calling code052 & 053
ISO 3166 codeTH-57
Vehicle registrationเชียงราย
Accession into Kingdom of Siam1910
Accession into Kingdom of Thailand1932
Websitewww.chiangrai.go.th
Chiang Rai Provincial Administrative Organization
องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดเชียงราย
Government
  TypeLocal administrative divisions
  BodyChiang Rai Provincial Administrative Organization
  PresidentAdithathorn Wanchaithanawong
Websitechiangraipao.go.th

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.

Chiang Rai province
"Chiang Rai" in Thai language (top) and
Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
Thai name
Thaiเชียงราย
RTGSChiang Rai
Northern Thai name
Northern Thaiᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ
เจียงฮาย
[tɕīaŋ hāːj]