Phayao province

Phayao province
Phayao province
	"Phayao" in Thai language (top) and; Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
Thai name
Thai	พะเยา
RTGS	Phayao
Northern Thai name
Northern Thai	ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ; พะยาว; (Phayuao)

Phayao Provincial Administrative Organization

องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดพะเยา
Phayao Provincial Administrative Organization องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดพะเยา
Provincial Administrative Organization
Government
• Type	Local administrative divisions
• Body	Phayao Provincial Administrative Organization
• President	Thawat Suttawong
Website	py-pao.go.th

Phayao

พะเยา
ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ
Phayao พะเยา ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ
Province
	จังหวัดพะเยา · ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ
	From left to right, top to bottom : Wat Si Khom Kham, Phu Sang National Park, Phayao Lake, Wat Phra That Doi Yuak, Phaya Ngam Mueang Monument
	Flag Seal
	Motto(s): กว๊านพะเยาแหล่งชีวิต ศักดิ์สิทธิ์พระเจ้าตนหลวง บวงสรวงพ่อขุนงำเมือง งามลือเลื่องดอยบุษราคัม ; ("Kwan Phayao lake, the source of life. Sacred Phra Chao Ton Luang. Worship Pho Khun Ngam Mueang. Famed Doi Busarakham.")
	Map of Thailand highlighting Phayao province
Country	Thailand
Capital	Phayao (town)
Government
• Governor	Rattapol Naradisorn
Area
• Total	6,189 km2 (2,390 sq mi)
• Rank	35th
Population (2024)
• Total	454,764
• Rank	59th
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Rank	66th
Human Achievement Index
• HAI (2022)	0.6598 "somewhat high"; Ranked 14th
GDP
• Total	baht 36 billion; (US$1.2 billion) (2019)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	56xxx
Calling code	054
ISO 3166 code	TH-56
Website	phayao.go.th

Phayao (Thai: พะเยา, pronounced [pʰā.jāw]; Northern Thai: พะยาว, pronounced [pʰā.ɲāːw]) is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (changwat), and lies in upper northern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from the east clockwise) Nan, Phrae, Lampang, and Chiang Rai. To the northeast it borders Xaignabouli in Laos.

Phayao province

"Phayao" in Thai language (top) and Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
Thai name
Thai	พะเยา
RTGS	Phayao
Northern Thai name
Northern Thai	ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ พะยาว (Phayuao)