Phaya Mengrai

district in Chiang Rai province, Thailand
AdministrativeArea amphoe Q476391
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Summary

Phaya Mengrai is an amphoe[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of amphoe entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chiang Rai[3]
  • Country: Thailand[4]
  • Named after: Mangrai[5]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Mae Pao[6], Mae Tam[7], Mai Ya[8], Mengrai[9], Tat Khwan[10]
  • Postal code: 57290[11]
  • Commons category: Phaya Mengrai District[12]
  • Coordinate location: 19.848333333333, 100.15333333333[13]
  • IPA transcription: pʰá.jāː mēŋ.rāːj[14]
  • Described at URL: http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=157&pv=12[15]
  • Population: 42,167[16], 39,023[17], 39,964[18], 41,748[19], 42,417[20], 42,413[21], 42,434[22], 42,430[23]
  • Official name: อำเภอพญาเม็งราย[24]
  • Motto text: ชื่อเป็นสง่า คุ้มพญาเด่น ร่มเย็นตาดควัน มิ่งขวัญปูล้าน[25]
  • Native label: อำเภอพญาเม็งราย[26]

Why It Matters

Phaya Mengrai has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+42167'}, {'amount': '+39023'}, {'amount': '+39964'} +5
    Coordinates → —
    Named after → Mangrai
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 19.848333333333, 'longitude': 100.15333333333}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54787|batch #54787]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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