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Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai · Thailand
City population
78,756
#68
in Thailand
#1
in Chiang Rai
#7,316
worldwide
19.909, 99.832 · 688 km from Bangkok
About Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai is a city in Chiang Rai, Thailand with a population of 78,756. It is the 68th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Thailand, and the 7,316th largest worldwide. It lies 688 km from Bangkok.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Chiang Rai
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
401 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Bangkok
Coordinates
19.909, 99.832
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in ThailandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.