Lampang
ลำปาง ᩃᩣᩴᨻᩣ᩠ᨦ | |
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Lampang Municipality เทศบาลนครลำปาง ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦᩃᩣᩴᨻᩣ᩠ᨦ | |
Location in Thailand | |
Coordinates: 18°18′N 99°30′E / 18.300°N 99.500°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Lampang |
District | Mueang Lampang |
Government | |
• Type | City Municipality |
• Mayor | Kittiphum Namwong |
Area | |
• Total | 22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 58,074 |
• Density | 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Area code | (+66) 54 |
Website | lampangcity |
Lampang, also called Nakhon Lampang (Thai: นครลำปาง, pronounced [náʔkʰɔːn lampaːŋ]) to differentiate from Lampang province, is the third largest city in northern Thailand and capital of Lampang province and the Mueang Lampang district. Traditional names for Lampang include Wiang Lakon and Khelang Nakhon. The city is a trading and transportation center. Lampang lies 601 km (373 mi) north of Bangkok and 101 km (63 mi) southeast of Chiang Mai.
Lampang | |
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Thai name | |
Thai | ลำปาง |
RTGS | Lampang |
Northern Thai name | |
Northern Thai | ᩃᩣᩴᨻᩣ᩠ᨦ (Lam phuang) |