- Amphoe Mueang Phayao
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Mueang Phayao
thai=เมืองพะเยา
province=Phayao
coordinates=coord|19|11|31|N|99|52|43|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=842.1
population=121,083
population_as_of=2005
density=143.8
postal_code=56000
geocode=5601Mueang Phayao ( _th. เมืองพะเยา) is the capital district ("
Amphoe Mueang ") ofPhayao Province , northernThailand .Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mai Chai of Phayao Province, Pa Daet of
Chiang Rai Province , Phu Kamyao, Dok Khamtai of Phayao Province again, Ngao and Wang Nuea ofLampang Province .Administration
The district is subdivided into 15 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 171 villages ("muban "). The town ("thesaban mueang ")Phayao covers the whole "tambon" Wiang and Mae Tam. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).Missing numbers belong to "tambon" which now form Phu Kamyao.
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