Phayao
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Phayao
| native_name = พะเยา
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = File:Phayao - City pillar shrine and walkway Jan 2024.jpg
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| image_caption = Phayao city pillar shrine
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| map_caption = Location in Phayao Province
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Thailand
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Phayao Province
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| population_total = 19118
| population_as_of = 2005
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| timezone1 = ICT
| utc_offset1 = +7
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| postal_code = 56000
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| area_code = 54
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| official_name = เมืองพะเยา
{{Script|Lana|ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ}}
| other_name = {{Script|Lana|ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ}}
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{{About|the city of Phayao|the city administrative districts|Mueang Phayao District}}{{Contains special characters|Lanna}}Phayao ({{Langx|nod|ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ}}; {{Langx|th|พะเยา}},{{IPA|th|pʰā.jāw}}) is a city (thesaban mueang) in northern Thailand, capital of Phayao Province. For administrative purposes the city is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 172 administrative villages.{{Infobox Chinese
| pic = Lanna- Thai Phayao.svg
| picsize = 160px
| piccap = "Phayao" in Thai language (top) and
Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
| tha = พะเยา
| rtgs = Phayao
| lang1 = Northern Thai
| lang1_content = {{Script|Lana|ᩕᨻᨿᩣ᩠ᩅ}}
(Phayuao)
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The town is on the shore of the Phayao Lake.{{cite web|title=Phayao|url=http://www.tourismthailand.org/Where-to-Go/Phayao|website=Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)|accessdate=18 May 2015}} It dates back to the semi-independent city-state (mueang), founded between 900 and 1,000 years ago.
As of 2005 Phayao had a population of 19,118. Phayao lies 726 km north of Bangkok.{{cite web|title=Distance phayao bangkok|url=https://www.google.co.th/search?q=distance+phayao+bangkok&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr,ssl&ei=eKJZVZGCGMa1uATKlYCwCw|website=Google Maps|accessdate=18 May 2015}}File:Phayao-Lake.JPG
Climate
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|location = Phayao (1991–2020, extremes 1981-present)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 34.3
|Feb record high C = 37.1
|Mar record high C = 39.7
|Apr record high C = 42.0
|May record high C = 41.7
|Jun record high C = 40.0
|Jul record high C = 37.2
|Aug record high C = 35.6
|Sep record high C = 35.2
|Oct record high C = 36.7
|Nov record high C = 34.6
|Dec record high C = 33.6
|year record high C = 42.0
|Jan record low C = 6.0
|Feb record low C = 7.0
|Mar record low C = 8.5
|Apr record low C = 16.0
|May record low C = 17.0
|Jun record low C = 21.3
|Jul record low C = 20.6
|Aug record low C = 20.6
|Sep record low C = 18.7
|Oct record low C = 12.6
|Nov record low C = 6.9
|Dec record low C = 2.5
|year record low C = 2.5
|Jan high C = 29.4
|Feb high C = 32.2
|Mar high C = 34.8
|Apr high C = 35.8
|May high C = 34.0
|Jun high C = 33.0
|Jul high C = 32.0
|Aug high C = 31.5
|Sep high C = 31.6
|Oct high C = 31.1
|Nov high C = 29.9
|Dec high C = 28.3
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 20.7
|Feb mean C = 23.0
|Mar mean C = 26.5
|Apr mean C = 28.6
|May mean C = 28.1
|Jun mean C = 27.9
|Jul mean C = 27.2
|Aug mean C = 26.8
|Sep mean C = 26.5
|Oct mean C = 25.5
|Nov mean C = 23.2
|Dec mean C = 20.6
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|Jan low C = 14.2
|Feb low C = 15.6
|Mar low C = 19.4
|Apr low C = 22.9
|May low C = 23.7
|Jun low C = 24.1
|Jul low C = 23.8
|Aug low C = 23.5
|Sep low C = 23.1
|Oct low C = 21.7
|Nov low C = 18.3
|Dec low C = 14.9
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 14.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 7.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 34.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 82.6
|May precipitation mm = 178.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 100.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 142.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 215.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 197.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 124.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 35.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 15.8
| year precipitation mm = 1149.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 1.1
|Feb precipitation days = 0.8
|Mar precipitation days = 2.5
|Apr precipitation days = 6.4
|May precipitation days = 12.2
|Jun precipitation days = 9.6
|Jul precipitation days = 13.8
|Aug precipitation days = 15.0
|Sep precipitation days = 13.9
|Oct precipitation days = 9.0
|Nov precipitation days = 3.0
|Dec precipitation days = 1.2
|year precipitation days = 88.5
|Jan humidity = 76.0
|Feb humidity = 66.8
|Mar humidity = 60.9
|Apr humidity = 64.2
|May humidity = 74.2
|Jun humidity = 77.3
|Jul humidity = 80.3
|Aug humidity = 83.3
|Sep humidity = 84.3
|Oct humidity = 83.9
|Nov humidity = 81.3
|Dec humidity = 79.6
| year humidity = 76.0
|Jan sun = 272.8
|Feb sun = 257.1
|Mar sun = 275.9
|Apr sun = 243.0
|May sun = 198.4
|Jun sun = 117.0
|Jul sun = 120.9
|Aug sun = 117.8
|Sep sun = 144.0
|Oct sun = 179.8
|Nov sun = 216.0
|Dec sun = 251.1
|year sun = 2393.8
|Jand sun = 8.8
|Febd sun = 9.1
|Mard sun = 8.9
|Aprd sun = 8.1
|Mayd sun = 6.4
|Jund sun = 3.9
|Juld sun = 3.9
|Augd sun = 3.8
|Sepd sun = 4.8
|Octd sun = 5.8
|Novd sun = 7.2
|Decd sun = 8.1
|yeard sun = 6.6
|source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Thailand/CSV/Phayao_48310.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020
| publisher = World Meteorological Organization
| access-date = 12 October 2023}} Feb–May record highs and lows 1951–2022;{{cite web|title= สถิติอุณหภูมิสูงที่สุดในช่วงฤดูร้อนของประเทศไทยระหว่าง พ.ศ. 2494 - 2565 |trans-title=Extreme maximum temperature during summer season in Thailand (1951 - 2022) |url=https://www4.tmd.go.th/programs/uploads/tempstat/max_stat_latest.pdf |website=TMD website|author=Thai Meteorological Department|access-date=19 March 2023}} {{cite web |author=Thai Meteorological Department |title=Extreme minimum temperature during winter season in Thailand 71 year period (1951 - 2021); |url=https://www4.tmd.go.th/programs/uploads/tempstat/min_stat_latest_en.pdf |access-date=19 March 2023 |website=TMD website}}
|source 2 = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010){{cite web
| url = http://water.rid.go.th/hwm/cropwater/CWRdata/ETo/ETo_PenMon_2554.pdf
| title = ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)
| publisher = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department
| page = 13
| language = Thai
| accessdate = 31 July 2016}}(extremes){{cite web
| url = http://climate.tmd.go.th/content/file/75
| title = Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010
| publisher = Thai Meteorological Department
| accessdate = 4 August 2016}}
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External links
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{{Coord|19|9|55|N|99|54|13|E|region:TH_type:city(19000)|display=title}}
Category:Populated places in Phayao province
Category:Cities and towns in Thailand
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