Official Name: | Mae Ka |
Native Name: | แม่กา |
Settlement Type: | Tambon |
Pushpin Map: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Phayao |
Subdivision Type3: | Amphoe |
Subdivision Name3: | Mueang Phayao |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 17,629 |
Timezone: | Thailand |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 19.0942°N 99.9136°W |
Mae Ka (Thai: แม่กา, in Thai pronounced as /mɛ̂ː kāː/) is a village and subdistrict (tambon) in Mueang Phayao District, in Phayao Province, Thailand. As of 2005, it has a total population of 17,629 people. It is located in the south-western part of the province, not far from the border with Lampang Province. It lies along the National Road 1 (Phahon Yothin Road),[1] and is connected by road to Phayao in the north and Luang Tai in Lampang Province in the south.[2] The University of Phayao lies to the south of the main urban area.