Mueang Chiang Rai district
Mueang Chiang Rai
เมืองเชียงราย | |
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Chiang Rai city clock tower, designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat, in the centre of Mueang Chaing Rai | |
District location in Chiang Rai province | |
| Coordinates: 19°54′31″N 99°49′57″E / 19.90861°N 99.83250°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chiang Rai |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,216.1 km2 (469.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 227,142 |
| • Density | 186.8/km2 (484/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 57000 |
| Geocode | 5701 |
Mueang Chiang Rai (Thai: เมืองเชียงราย, pronounced [mɯ̄aŋ tɕʰīaŋ rāːj]; Northern Thai: , pronounced [mɯ̄aŋ tɕīaŋ hāːj]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.