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Lampang province

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Statistics


Capital:
Lampang


Area:
12,534.0 km²
Ranked 10th


Inhabitants:
782,152 (2000)
Ranked 29th


Pop. density:
62 inh./km²
Ranked 67th


ISO 3166-2:
TH-52


Map


Map of Thailand highlighting the province


Lampang (Thai ลำปาง) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Chiang Rai, Phayao, Phrae, Sukhothai, Tak, Lamphun and Chiang Mai. The old name of Lampang is Khelang Nakhon.

		


Table of contents 







1 Geography

2 History

3 Symbols

4 Administrative divisions

5 External links




Geography

Lampang is located in the broad river valley of the Wang river, surrounded by mountain chains. In the Mae Mo district lignite is found and mined in open pits.


History

Starting in the 7th century Lampang was part of the Dvaravati period Haripunchai kingdom of the Mon. In the 11th century the Khmer empire occupied the Lampang area, but it was King Mengrai of Lannathai who incorporated the complete Haripunchai kingdom into his kingdom in 1292. After the fall of Lannathai it was under Burmese rulership, and finally became part of Thailand in 1774.


Symbols



Provincial seal
The provincial seal show a white cock inside a mondhop of the Pra Thart Lampang Luang temple. According to the local legend Buddha visited the province in his lifetime. The god Indra worried that the people would not get up by themselves to show respect to Buddha, and thus woke them himself by transforming into a white cock.

The provincial flower is the Heliconia (Heliconia sp.), and the provincial tree is the Indian Elm (Holoptelea integrifolia).



Administrative divisions

The province is subdivided in 13 districts (Amphoe). These are further subdivided into 100 communes (tambon) and 855 villages (mubaan).


Amphoe




Muang Lampang

  • Mae Mo

  • Ko Kha

  • Soem Ngam

  • Ngao

  • Chae Hom

  • Wang Nuea

    		• 


      

    1. Thoen

    2. Mae Phrik

    3. Mae Tha

    4. Sop Prap

    5. Hang Chat

    6. Mueang Pan

    

    

    External links
    

    

    

    
 Provinces of Thailand 


    

{|
 North:
 Chiang Mai | Chiang Rai | Kamphaeng Phet | Lampang | Lamphun | Mae Hong Son | Nakhon Sawan | Nan | Phayao | Phetchabun | Phichit  | Phitsanulok | Phrae | Sukhothai | Tak | Uthai Thani | Uttaradit

    
 North-East:
 Amnat Charoen | Buriram | Chaiyaphum | Kalasin | Khon Kaen | Loei | Maha Sarakham | Mukdahan | Nakhon Phanom | Nakhon Ratchasima | Nongbua Lamphu |  Nong Khai | Roi Et | Sakhon Nakhon | Sisaket | Surin | Ubon Ratchathani | Udon Thani | Yasothon

    
 Central: 
 Ang Thong | Ayutthaya | Bangkok | Chainat | Kanchanaburi | Lopburi | Nakhon Nayok | Nakhon Pathom | Nonthaburi | Pathum Thani | Phetchaburi | Prachuap Khiri Khan | Ratchaburi | Samut Prakan | Samut Sakhon | Samut Songkhram | Saraburi | Sing Buri | Suphanburi

    
 South:
 Chumphon | Krabi | Nakhon Si Thammarat | Narathiwat | Pattani | Phang Nga | Phattalung | Phuket | Ranong | Satun | Songkhla | Surat Thani | Trang | Yala

    
 East: 
 Chachoengsao | Chanthaburi | Chonburi | Rayong | Prachinburi | Sa Kaeo | Trat