Lampang ลำปาง ᩃᩣᩴᨻᩣ᩠ᨦ | |
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| จังหวัดลำปาง ·ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᨯᩃᩣᩴᨻᩣ᩠ᨦ | |
  .jpg)    From left to right, top to bottom :Wat Phra That Lampang Luang,Chae Son National Park, Wat Sri Chum,Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao,Wang River, The Thai Elephant Conservation Center | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nicknames: Khelang Nakhon (Thai: เขลางค์นคร) Kukuta Nakhon (white rooster city) Mueang Rot Ma (horse carriage city) | |
| Motto: ถ่านหินลือชา รถม้าลือลั่น เครื่องปั้นลือนาม งามพระธาตุลือไกล ฝึกช้างใช้ลือโลก ("Well-known coal. Renowned horse carriages. Celebrated pottery. The renowned beauty of Phra That (Lampang Luang). Internationally famed elephant training.") | |
 Map of Thailand highlighting Lampang province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Lampang |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Chutidej Meechan (since 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,488 km2 (4,822 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9th |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total |  704,126 |
| • Rank | 37th |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 70th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6390 "average" Ranked 42nd |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 68 billion (US$2.3 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 52xxx |
| Calling code | 054 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-52 |
| Vehicle registration | ลำปาง |
| Website | lampang |
Lampang Provincial Administrative Organization องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดลำปาง | |
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 Interactive map of Lampang Provincial Administrative Organization | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local administrative divisions |
| • Body | Lampang Provincial Administrative Organization |
| • President | Tuangrat Lohasunthon |
| Website | lp-pao |
| Lampang province | |
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| Thai name | |
| Thai | ลำปาง |
| RTGS | Lampang |
| Northern Thai name | |
| Northern Thai | ᩃᩣᩴᨻᩣ᩠ᨦ (Lam phuang) |
Lampang (Thai:ลำปาง,pronounced[lām.pāːŋ];Northern Thai:ᩃᩣᩴᨻᩣ᩠ᨦ) is one ofThailand's seventy-sixprovinces (changwat), situated inupper northern Thailand. The old name of Lampang wasKhelang Nakhon.
Lampang is in the broad river valley of theWang River, surrounded by mountains. InMae Mo districtlignite is found and mined in open pits. To the north of the province is the 1,697-metre (5,568 ft) highDoi Luang.
Within the province areChae Son andDoi Khun Tan National Parks in theKhun Tan Range, as well asTham Pha Thai,Doi Luang National Park, and theHuai TakTeakBiosphere Reserve in thePhi Pan Nam Range.[5] The total forest area is 8,747 km2 (3,377 sq mi) or 70 percent of provincial area.[1]
There are nine national parks, of which six are inregion 13 (Lampang branch), Doi Luang inregion 15 (Chiang Rai), Wiang Kosai inregion 13 (Phrae) and Si Satchanalai inregion 14 (Tak), they are the protected areas in Lampang province.[6] (Visitors in fiscal year 2024)[7]
| Tham Pha Thai National Park | 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) | (19,778) |
| Doi Luang National Park | 1,169 km2 (451 sq mi) | (29,179) |
| Mae Wa National Park | 582 km2 (225 sq mi) | (4,432) |
| Wiang Kosai National Park | 410 km2 (160 sq mi) | (16,616) |
| Doi Chong National Park | 336 km2 (130 sq mi) | (1.310) |
| Chae Son National Park | 297 km2 (115 sq mi) | (171,423) |
| Doi Khun Tan National Park | 255 km2 (98 sq mi) | (19,775) |
| Si Satchanalai National Park | 213 km2 (82 sq mi) | (13,617) |
| Khelang Banphot National Park | 80 km2 (31 sq mi) | (4,183) |
There are two wildlife sanctuaries, Doi Pha Muang inregion 13 (Lampang branch) and Tham Chao Ram inregion 14 (Tak), they are the protected areas in Lampang province.
| Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary | 687 km2 (265 sq mi) |
| Tham Chao Ram Wildlife Sanctuary | 341 km2 (132 sq mi) |
| Overview protected areas of Lampang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starting in the 7th century Lampang was part of the Dvaravati periodHariphunchai Kingdom of theMon. But it was KingMengrai ofLanna who incorporated the complete Haripunchai Kingdom into his kingdom in 1292. Lampang or Nakhon Lampang or Lakhon, was under Burmese rule after the fall of Lanna Kingdom from the 16th century to 18th century. During the uprising against Burmese rule by Siam's new kings in the late-18th century, a local Lampang leader became Siam's ally. After the victory, the leader,Kawila, was named the ruler ofChiang Mai, the former center of Lanna, while his relative ruled Lampang. The city continues to be one of the important economic and political centers in the north. Lampang became a province of Thailand in 1892.[8]
The city is an important highway hub, with a four lane highway link to Chiang Mai andChiang Rai, as well as a major highway toPhrae and the eastern Lanna provinces. Lampang is roughly a 1.5 hour bus ride toChiang Mai. Lampang is a stop for the Chiang Mai-bound train, approximately 10 hours from Bangkok.
Lampang Airport is served by Bangkok Airways (three flights daily toSuvarnabhumi Airport) and Nok air (four flights daily toDon Mueang) (Oct 2015).
The main hospital of Lampang isLampang Hospital, operated by theMinistry of Public Health.
Lampang province is not visited by many tourists, only about 900,000 per year, most of them passing through. In early 2019, the provincial governor rolled out a program called "Lampang: Dream Destination" to raise the number of visitors to two million within two years.[9]
Lampang is known for the production of ceramic goods and its mining operations. A great deal ofball clay,china stone, andlignite are extracted from the surrounding mountains.There are more than 200 ceramic factories in and aroundMueang Lampang District. Most are small- to medium-sized operations producing novelties (plant pots, dolls), tableware, and building materials (tiles, railings).The largestcoal fired power plant in Southeast Asia[10] is inMae Mo District near thelignite mining area. The plant uses lignite as fuel. The largest concrete plant is also north of Mueang Lampang. This is also powered by lignite.Limestone is another abundant rock mined in Lampang. Agriculturally, the province produces rice and pineapples.
Theprovincial seal shows a white rooster inside the entrance to thePhra That Lampang Luang Temple. According to local legend,Buddha visited the province. The godIndra worried that the people would not wake up by themselves to show respect to Buddha, and therefore woke them by transforming himself into a white rooster.
The provincial flower is theHeliconia (Heliconia sp.), and theprovincial tree is theIndian Elm (Holoptelea integrifolia). According to the legend, this tree was planted in the temple during Buddha's visit. The provincial aquatic life is the horseface locah (Acantopsis dialuzona).
The province is divided into 13 districts (amphoes). These are further divided into 100 subdistricts (tambons) and 855 villages (mubans).
As of 26 November 2019 there are:[11] one Lampang Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 42 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Lampang has city (thesaban nakhon) status. Khelang Nakhon, Lom Raet and Phichai have town (thesaban mueang) status. Further 38 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 60 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).
| Health | Education | Employment | Income |
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| 76 | 28 | 60 | 43 |
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| 22 | 58 | 54 | 3 |
| Province Lampang, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6390 is "average", occupies place 42 in the ranking. | |||
Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using theHuman achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[3]
| Rank | Classification |
| 1 - 13 | "high" |
| 14 - 29 | "somewhat high" |
| 30 - 45 | "average" |
| 46 - 61 | "somewhat low" |
| 62 - 77 | "low" |
| Map with provinces and HAI 2022 rankings |
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, year 2024, provincial level, Excel File, no.52
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, 52 Lampang, 1 PAO, 1 City mun., 3 Town mun., 38 Subdistrict mun., 60 SAO.
Lampang travel guide from WikivoyagePlaces adjacent to Lampang province | |
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