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Lamphun ลำพูน ᩃᨻᩪᩁ | |
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| จังหวัดลำพูน ·ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᩃᨻᩪᩁ | |
.jpg)   From top:Khun Tan Tunnel ofKhun Tan Railway Station inMae Tha District, part ofKhun Tan Range, Ko Luang Waterfall,Mae Ping National Park, Goldenchedi ofWat Phra That Hariphunchai | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nicknames: Haripunchai (Thai: หริภุญไชย) La Pun (Thai: หละปูน) | |
| Motto: พระธาตุเด่น พระรอดขลัง ลำไยดัง กระเทียมดี ประเพณีงาม จามเทวีศรีหริภุญไชย ("Distinct Phra That. Sacred Phra Rod amulet. Famous longan. Good garlic. Beautiful festivals. Chamdevi, the queen of Haripunchai.") | |
 Map of Thailand highlighting Lamphun province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Lamphun |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Wiwat Inthaiwong (since 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,478 km2 (1,729 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 49th |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total |  396,753 |
| • Rank | 64th |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 51st |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6416 "average" Ranked 38th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 78 billion (US$2.7 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 51xxx |
| Calling code | 052 & 053 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-51 |
| Website | lamphun |
Lamphun Provincial Administrative Organization องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดลำพูน | |
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 Interactive map of Lamphun Provincial Administrative Organization | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local administrative divisions |
| • Body | Lamphun Provincial Administrative Organization |
| • President | Weeradej Phupisit |
| Website | lamphunpao |
| Lamphun province | |
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| Thai name | |
| Thai | ลำพูน |
| RTGS | Lamphun |
| Northern Thai name | |
| Northern Thai | ᩃᨻᩪᩁ (La Phu) |
Lamphun (Thai:ลำพูน,pronounced[lām.pʰūːn];Northern Thai:ᩃᨻᩪᩁ,pronounced[lǎʔpūːn]) is one of Thailand's seventy-sixprovinces (changwat), and lies inupper northern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise)Chiang Mai,Lampang, andTak.
Lamphun is in thePing River valley. It is surrounded by mountain chains, with theThanon Thong Chai Range in the west and theKhun Tan Range in the east of the province. It is some 670 kilometres north ofBangkok and 26 kilometres south ofChiang Mai. The total forest area is 2,588 km2 (999 sq mi) or 57.8 percent of the provincial area.[1] Lamphun is regarded as the smallest province of northern region of Thailand.
There are three national parks, two of which are inregion 16 (Chiang Mai) and Doi Chong inregion 13 (Lampang branch), they are the protected areas in Lamphun province.[5] (Visitors in fiscal year 2024)[6]
| Mae Ping National Park | 1,004 km2 (388 sq mi) | (35,415) |
| Mae Takhrai National Park | 354 km2 (137 sq mi) | (24,983) |
| Doi Chong National Park | 336 km2 (130 sq mi) | (1,310) |
The only wildlife sanctuary inregion 13 (Lampang branch) is in Lamphun province.
Doi Pha Muang Wildlife Sanctuary 687 km2 (265 sq mi)
| Overview protected areas of Lamphun | ||||||||||||
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Under its old name ofHaripunchai, Lamphun was the northernmost city of theMon kingdom of theDvaravati period,[7] and also the last to fall to the Thai. In the late-12th century it came under siege from theKhmer, but did not fall. However, in 1281 KingMengrai ofLan Na finally seized the city, and made it part of his kingdom. After Burmese expansion in the 16th century, Lamphun was under Burmese rule for two centuries. In the 18th century, with the rise of Thonburi and Bangkok against Burmese rule, local leaders from Lampang agreed to be their allies. Lamphun was finally freed from the Burmese and ruled by relatives of Lampang's leader, gaining vassal status from Bangkok. Eventually, after the administrative reform of Bangkok government in the late-19th century, Lamphun became, as a province, a part of Siam.[8]
Theprovincial seal shows the temple Wat Phra That Haripunchai, which was already the main temple of the city Lamphun duringMon times. The gold-coveredchedi is said to contain a relic ofBuddha.
The provincial flower is theFlame of the Forest (Butea monosperma), and theprovincial tree is theRain Tree (Samanea saman). The provincial aquatic life is the chubby frog (Glyphoglossus molossus).
The province is divided into eight districts (amphoes). These are further divided into 51 subdistricts (tambons) and 551 villages (mubans).
For national elections the province is divided into three constituencies. Constituency 1 covers the Mueang District except Tambon Makhuea Chae; Constituency 2 the districts Pa Sang, Mae Tha, andTambon Makhuea Chae of Mueang District; and Constituency 3 the districts Ban Hong, Thung Hua Chang, and Li.
As of 26 November 2019 there are:[11] one Lamphun Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 40 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Lamphun has town (thesaban mueang) status. Further there are 39 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 17 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).
| Health | Education | Employment | Income |
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| 77 | 32 | 18 | 34 |
| Housing | Family | Transport | Participation |
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| 55 | 31 | 48 | 1 |
| Province Lamphun, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6416 is "average", occupies place 38 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.51
, page 67
53 Lamphun, 1 PAO, 1 Town mun., 39 Subdistrict mun., 17 SAO.
Lamphun travel guide from WikivoyagePlaces adjacent to Lamphun province | ||||||||||||||||
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