Chiang Rai: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Chiang Rai
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 78,756
• Coordinates: 19.9086° N, 99.8325° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 688 km (428 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI): 7.2 km (4.5 mi), straight line
• Bokeo International Airport (BOR, Laos): 58 km (36 mi), straight line
• Tachileik Airport (THL, Myanmar): 65 km (40 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Wiang Chai: 11 km (7 mi)
• Mae Lao: 19 km (12 mi)
• Wiang Chiang Rung: 26 km (16 mi)
• Mae Chan: 27 km (17 mi)
• Phaya Mengrai: 34 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Chiang Mai, 153 km (95 mi)

Things to see

• Koh Mae Fah Park (park)
• Street art (artwork)
• Tobacco Warehouse Chiang Rai (gallery)
• Wat Doi Phrabat (place of worship)