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Phayao is a town (thesaban mueang) in northern Thailand
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Phayao is a town (thesaban mueang) in northern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
, capital of the Phayao Province
Phayao Province

Phayao is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nan province, Phrae province, Lampang province and Chiang Rai province....
. It covers the tambon
Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
 Wiang and Mae Tam of Mueang Phayao district
Amphoe Mueang Phayao

Mueang Phayao is the capital district of Phayao Province, northern Thailand....
. As of 2005 it has a population of 19,118.

The town is located the shore of the Phayao lake
Phayao Lake

The Phayao lake is an artificial lake in northern Thailand. It covers an area of 2.3 km? at an altitude of 380 m. The lake has a mean depth of 1.7 m....
.

The town dates back to the semi-independent city-state (mueang
Mueang

Mueang , Muang , Mu?ng or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar....
), founded in the 12th century.