| Phayao | |
| Native Name: | พะเยา |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Phayao Province |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 19118 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | ICT |
| Utc Offset1: | +7 |
| Postal Code: | 56000 |
| Area Code: | 54 |
| Official Name: | เมืองพะเยา |
Phayao (in Thai pronounced as /pʰā.jāw/) is a city (thesaban mueang) in northern Thailand, capital of Phayao Province. For administrative purposes the city is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 172 administrative villages.
| Pic: | Lanna- Thai Phayao.svg |
| Picsize: | 160px |
| Piccap: | "Phayao" in Thai language (top) and Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom) |
| Tha: | พะเยา |
| Rtgs: | Phayao |
| Lang1 Content: | (Phayuao) |
The town is on the shore of the Phayao Lake.[1] It dates back to the semi-independent city-state (mueang), founded between 900 and 1,000 years ago.[1]
As of 2005 Phayao had a population of 19,118. Phayao lies 726 km north of Bangkok.[2]