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Chiang Mai [a] is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in Thailand. It is 700 km (435 mi) north of Bangkok in a mountainous region called the Thai highlands and has a population of 1.2 million people as of 2022, which is more than 66 percent of the total population of Chiang Mai province (1.8 million).
Chiang Mai [a] is the largest Province of Thailand by area. [3] [4] It lies in upper northern Thailand and has a population of 1.78 million people.It is bordered by Chiang Rai to the northeast, Lampang and Lamphun to the south, Tak to the southwest, Mae Hong Son to the west, and Shan State of Burma to the north.
Some mountains have holy places at the summit, like Doi Suthep near Chiang Mai, while others have been adopted as provincial symbols, like relatively small Khao Sam Muk in Chonburi Province. Since an order by height is conventional, the list follows this order, without in any way intending to diminish or promote the importance of any particular ...
Location map of Chiang Mai Province name Chiang Mai Province border coordinates 20.148 97.9765 ←↕→ 99.5714 17.2099135 map center
The park is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Chiang Mai. It includes Karen and Meo Hmong villages of about 4,500 people. [5] Its elevation ranges between 800–2,565 metres (2,625–8,415 ft). Within its borders are a number of waterfalls: Mae Klang Falls, Wachiratan Falls, Siriphum Falls, and Mae Ya Falls. [3]
Other high peaks of the Daen Lao Range are Doi Luang Chiang Dao (2,175 metres (7,136 ft)), Doi Pui (1,685 metres (5,528 ft)), and Doi Suthep (1,601 metres (5,253 ft)). In 1954, the forests around Doi Inthanon were conserved, creating Doi Inthanon National Park , as one of the original 14 national parks of Thailand. [ 4 ]
Maps; CNX/VTCC. Location in Chiang ... The airport is at an elevation of 316 metres (1,037 ft) ... Busiest international routes to and from Chiang Mai Airport (2019 ...
Following his successful conquest, he created Wiang Kum Kam as his capital before abandoning it following nearly a decade of floods, finally moving kilometres north to establish Chiang Mai as the capital of the Kingdom of Lanna in 1296. In the 20th century, the Ping River became a part of Siam. Chinese and foreign investors flooded the area ...