# Phaya Mengrai, Chiang Rai Province – Subdistricts & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/phaya-mengrai/

District · Chiang Rai Province 

# Phaya Mengrai

Phaya Mengrai is a district (amphoe) of Thailand in Chiang Rai Province. It had an estimated **31,848 people** in 2023 on 474 km² (about 67 per km²). Its main town is Phaya Mengrai. It is divided into 5 subdistricts. 67 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 100 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 31,848people (2023)
- 474km²
- 5subdistricts
- 100mapped services

## How many people live in Phaya Mengrai?

Phaya Mengrai had an estimated **31,848 people** in 2023 — 3.1% of Chiang Rai Province, 562nd of 928 districts. There are 1,010 women for every 1,000 men (below the Chiang Rai Province figure of 1,036). Spread over 474 km², that is about **67 people per km²**, 622nd of 928 districts.

17.7% of people are children under 15 and 15.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 46 years (it is 46 across Chiang Rai Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 49 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,912**

5–9 ****1,901**

10–14 ****1,824**

15–19 ****1,464**

20–24 ****977**

25–29 ****1,270**

30–34 ****1,525**

35–39 ****1,879**

40–44 ****2,482**

45–49 ****2,944**

50–54 ****3,356**

55–59 ****3,204**

60–64 ****2,336**

65–69 ****1,834**

70–74 ****1,292**

75–79 ****888**

80+ ****760**

Source: [National Statistics Office of Thailand via OCHA HDX, population 2023 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-tha).

## Where is Phaya Mengrai?

Phaya Mengrai lies in [Chiang Rai Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/), [Thailand](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/). It borders 5 other districts: [Chiang Khong](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/chiang-khong/), [Khun Tan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/khun-tan/), [Thoeng](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/thoeng/), [Wiang Chai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-chai/) and [Wiang Chiang Rung](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/wiang-chiang-rung/). By area it is the 443rd largest of 928 districts in Thailand. It covers 4.1% of [Chiang Rai Province](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/). The centre of Phaya Mengrai is about 682 km in a straight line from Bangkok, the capital. It is about 35 km from Chiang Rai, the main town of Chiang Rai Province. The centre point is at 19.8799° N, 100.1627° E. Local names: พญาเม็งราย .

Source: [Royal Thai Survey Department via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tha).

## Subdistricts of Phaya Mengrai

Subdistrict Area km² Localities Services 

[Mae Pao](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/phaya-mengrai/mae-pao/) 109 18 37 

[Mae Tam](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/phaya-mengrai/mae-tam/) 44 12 2 

[Mai Ya](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/phaya-mengrai/mai-ya/) 114 12 20 

[Mengrai](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/phaya-mengrai/mengrai/) 113 16 34 

[Tat Khwan](https://wherepedia.org/thailand/chiang-rai/phaya-mengrai/tat-khwan/) 94 9 7 

Source: [Royal Thai Survey Department via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tha); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Phaya Mengrai

Open gazetteers list **67 villages, towns and localities** in Phaya Mengrai. Settlements here lie between about 356 m and 491 m above sea level (median 372 m).

- Ban Bo Saeng
- Ban Bo Sang
- Ban Bong
- Ban Cham Bon
- Ban Charoen
- Ban Huai Duea
- Ban Huai Kang Mai
- Ban Huai Kang Na Lom
- Ban Huai Kang Rat
- Ban Huai Kang Talat
- Ban Huai Khian
- Ban Huai Nam Hak
- Ban Ka Lae
- Ban Khun Huai Mae Pao
- Ban Kralae
- Ban Lao
- Ban Luang
- Ban Ma Pin
- Ban Mae Pao
- Ban Mae Pao Nuea
- Ban Mae Tak
- Ban Mae Tam Klang
- Ban Mae Tam Namtok
- Ban Mae Tam Noi
- Ban Mae Tam Nuea
- Ban Mae Tam Phuri
- Ban Mai Chokchai
- Ban Mai Thung Ko
- Ban Mai Ya
- Ban Mai Ya Khu Wiang
- Ban Mai Ya San Khong
- Ban Mengrai
- Ban Musoe
- Ban Na Charoen
- Ban Nong Bua Kham
- Ban Nong Sao
- Ban Nong Song Hong
- Ban Pa Muang
- Ban Pa Mueang
- Ban Pa Muen
- Ban Pa Sang
- Ban Rong Kok
- Ban San Charoen
- Ban San Chiang Mai
- Ban San Khong
- Ban San Pa Sak
- Ban San Ruak Thong
- Ban San Sa-at
- Ban San Salik
- Ban San Samakkhi
- Ban San Wiang
- Ban Santi Chai
- Ban Santi Khiri
- Ban Santi Tham
- Ban Si Chum
- Ban Si Sa-at
- Ban Sop Pao
- Ban Sop Pao Mai
- Ban Thung Chao
- Ban Thung Chao Nuea
- Ban Thung Khong
- Ban Tung Ko
- Ban Wiang Sak
- Ban Wiang Wai
- Ban Yao Mae Tam
- Phaya Mengrai
- บ้านแม่ตํ๋ากลาง

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Phaya Mengrai

Named natural and historic features inside Phaya Mengrai, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

11 rivers and streams; 10 reservoirs and tanks.

- Ang Kep Nam Cham Tong
- Ang Kep Nam Huai Kang
- Ang Kep Nam Huai Mai Ya
- Ang Kep Nam Nong Bua
- Ang Kep Nam Nong Cham Kut
- Ang Kep Nam Nong Cham Tong
- Ang Kep Nam Tat Khwan
- Huai Bo Saeng
- Huai Khian
- Huai Mae Liap
- Huai Tat Khwan
- Nam Mae Ing
- Nam Mae Pao
- Nam Mae Sawan
- Nam Mae Tak
- Nam Mae Tam
- Nam Mae Tam
- Rong Bia
- Sa Nong Ngae
- Sa Rong Kok
- Sa Rongrian

### Hills and mountains

30 mountains.

- Doi Khun Mae Tam · 898 m
- Doi Ngaem · 798 m
- Doi Nam Tok · 792 m
- Doi Huai Nam Chan · 784 m
- Doi Nang Puk · 771 m
- Doi Mae Tam · 766 m
- Doi Khun Mae Pao · 664 m
- Doi Huai Kho · 657 m
- Doi Pa Puk · 619 m
- Doi Huai Hia · 611 m
- Kio Saraeng · 591 m
- Doi Mon Pa Ko · 568 m
- Doi Mon · 534 m
- Doi Cham Tong · 512 m
- Doi Mae Liap · 511 m
- Doi Mon Pa Sak · 505 m
- Doi Yao · 505 m
- Doi Muen · 481 m
- Doi Khun Rong Ha · 476 m
- Kiu Rai · 475 m
- Doi Mon Pa Lan · 469 m
- Doi Man Pla · 458 m
- Doi Huai Kang · 456 m
- Doi Champa Miang · 438 m

…and 6 more.

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Phaya Mengrai and the best time to visit

In Phaya Mengrai, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). About 1,327 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (284 mm) and the driest Feb (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 19 19 

Feb 22 5 

Mar 25 26 

Apr 28 72 

May 27 178 

Jun 27 141 

Jul 26 245 

Aug 25 284 

Sep 25 210 

Oct 24 99 

Nov 22 34 

Dec 19 15 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Phaya Mengrai

Places mapped inside Phaya Mengrai in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals18
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps13
- Hotels9
- Shopping malls1
- Schools14
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants38
- Police stations3

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Phaya Mengrai?In Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
- What is the population of Phaya Mengrai?31,848 (2023 estimate)
- What is the median age in Phaya Mengrai?About 46 years (2023 estimate)
- What is the population density of Phaya Mengrai?About 67 people per km²
- What borders Phaya Mengrai?Chiang Khong, Khun Tan, Thoeng, Wiang Chai and Wiang Chiang Rung
- How many villages are in Phaya Mengrai?67 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Phaya Mengrai?Settlements lie between 356 m and 491 m
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Phaya Mengrai?10 named in GeoNames
- What is the highest point in Phaya Mengrai?Doi Khun Mae Tam (898 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Phaya Mengrai?October to April
- How many hospitals are in Phaya Mengrai?18 mapped
- How many banks are in Phaya Mengrai?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Phaya Mengrai?13 mapped
- What is the P-code of Phaya Mengrai?TH5712 (OCHA common operational dataset)