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Chiangrai Province

Chiangrai province is located in the northest of Thailand. Its name is meaning "Meng-Rai 's city" because it was established in the reign of King Meng-Rai in year 1262. In later Chiangrai, Chiangmai and Chiangsaen became colony of Myanmar in the reign of King Burengnong in 1558. Until year 1804, two cites (Chiangmai and Chiangrai) were retrieved and returned to Siam or Thailand in the reign of Rama I in early Ratanakosin but Chiangsaen city was leaved to be deserted. King Rama III recovered Chiangrai city in order to be town of Chiangmai for protecting Myanmar 's invasion. In year 1894 in the reign of Rama V, he promoted Chiangrai city to be equal to Chiangmai city before both cities were reformed to be province in the later time.

   
 
 

Chiangrai province is covering area about 11,678 square kilometres and its population is about 1.2 million persons. Most area is mountains and plain along rivers. Its area is on 416 metres high above sea level.

There are many attractive places such as Wat Phra Sing, Doi Tung Palace and Mae Fa-Luang Garden, Doi Mae Sa-Long, Phra That Doi Tung, Doi Phra Tang, Phru Chi-Fa and Doi Luang National Park.

   
 
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Local Transportation

  • Car: Take highway no. 1 ( Phaholyothin Rd. ) and take highway no. 32 (Sai Asia) passing Ayutthaya, Angthong, Singburi province and then take highway no. 11 passing Phitsanuloak, Udharditch, Phae province and turn left to highway no. 103 and turn right to highway no. 1 passing Phayao province to Chiangrai province. Total distance is about 785 kilometres.
  • Bus: Both air-conditioned and non air-conditioned buses leave Bangkok's Northern and North-Eastern Bus Terminal (Mochit 2) to Chiangrai province.
  • Train: No direct train to Chiangrai province but you can take a train from Bangkok's Hualumphong Railway Station to Lampang or Chiangrai province and then take bus or taxi to Chiangrai province.
  • Air: Take domestic airline from Bangkok to Chiangrai province at International Airport Bangkok and SGA airline from Chiangmai or Maehongsorn to Chiangrai province.


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