Chiang Rai province
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| Capital: | Chiang Rai |
| Area: | 11,678.4 km² Ranked 12th |
| Inhabitants: | 1,129,701 (2000) Ranked 13th |
| Pop. density: | 97 inh./km² Ranked 46th |
| ISO 3166-2: | TH-57 |
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2 History 3 Demographics 4 Symbols 5 Administrative divisions 6 External links |
Geography
The average elevation of the district is 580 m. The north of the district belongs to the so-called Golden Triangle, at which the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar converge - an area which was very unsafe because of the drug smuggling across the borders. The Mekong river forms the boundary with Laos.
History
Chiang Rai became a province in 1910, after being part of the kingdom of Lannathai for centuries. After Lannathai was incorporated into Thailand, it stayed an autonomous region and thus the Chiang Rai area was administered from Chiang Mai.
Demographics
12.5% of the population belong to the hilltribes, a minority in the North of Thailand.
| The seal of the province shows a white elephant, the royal symbol. It remembers that Chaing Rai was founded by King Mengrai, according to the legend because his elephant liked the place. The provincial tree is the Tree Jasmine (Radermachera ignea), and the provincial flower is the Orange Trumpet (Pyrostegia venusta). |
Administrative divisions
The province is subdivided in 16 districts (Amphoe) and two minor districts (King Amphoe). These are further subdivided into 124 communes (tambon) and 1510 villages (mubaan).| Amphoe | King Amphoe
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Muang Chiang Rai
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Wiang Chiang Rung
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External links
| Provinces of Thailand | |||
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| {| | North: | Chiang Mai | Chiang Rai | Kamphaeng Phet | Lampang | Lamphun | Mae Hong Son | Nakhon Sawan | Nan | Phayao | Phetchabun | Phichit | Phitsanulok | Phrae | Sukhothai | Tak | Uthai Thani | Uttaradit | |
| North-East: | Amnat Charoen | Buriram | Chaiyaphum | Kalasin | Khon Kaen | Loei | Maha Sarakham | Mukdahan | Nakhon Phanom | Nakhon Ratchasima | Nongbua Lamphu | Nong Khai | Roi Et | Sakhon Nakhon | Sisaket | Surin | Ubon Ratchathani | Udon Thani | Yasothon | ||
| Central: | Ang Thong | Ayutthaya | Bangkok | Chainat | Kanchanaburi | Lopburi | Nakhon Nayok | Nakhon Pathom | Nonthaburi | Pathum Thani | Phetchaburi | Prachuap Khiri Khan | Ratchaburi | Samut Prakan | Samut Sakhon | Samut Songkhram | Saraburi | Sing Buri | Suphanburi | ||
| South: | Chumphon | Krabi | Nakhon Si Thammarat | Narathiwat | Pattani | Phang Nga | Phattalung | Phuket | Ranong | Satun | Songkhla | Surat Thani | Trang | Yala | ||
| East: | Chachoengsao | Chanthaburi | Chonburi | Rayong | Prachinburi | Sa Kaeo | Trat | ||