Nan, Thailand

This article is about the town. For the province, see Nan province.
Nan
น่าน
ᨶᩣ᩠᩵ᨶ
Town Municipality
เทศบาลเมืองน่าน
ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦᨶᩣ᩠᩵ᨶ
City pillar shrine, Nan, Wat Ming Mueang
City pillar shrine, Nan, Wat Ming Mueang
Nan is located in Thailand
Nan
Nan
Coordinates: 18°47′N 100°47′E / 18.783°N 100.783°E / 18.783; 100.783
CountryThailand
ProvinceNan
Elevation
[1]
211 m (692 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total
20,012
 • Density2,633.16/km2 (6,819.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
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Nan (Thai: น่าน, pronounced [nâːn]) is a town in northern Thailand. It is 688 km (428 mi) north of Bangkok. It is in the centre of Nan province which bears its name, and of which it is the former administrative capital.[3] It covers tambon Nai Wiang and parts of tambon Pha Sing of Mueang Nan district, an area of 7.60 km2 (2.93 sq mi) divided into 30 chumchon. In 2010 it had a population of 21,333 spread along the Nan River's right bank.[citation needed] Nan is a small city, primarily devoted to commercial, administrative, educational, and hospital activities. The old heart of the city, where Wat Phumin, the national museum and other tourist attractions are found, is being restored.

Nan, Thailand
"Nan" in Thai language (top) and
Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
Thai name
Thaiน่าน
RTGSNan
Northern Thai name
Northern Thaiᨶᩣ᩠᩵ᨶ
(Nan)
  1. ^ "Nan Airport (NNT), Nan, Thailand". LatLong.net. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  2. ^ รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้าน ประจำปี พ.ศ. 2560 ท้องถิ่นเทศบาลเมืองน่าน ระบบสถิติทางการทะเบียน กรมการปกครอง
  3. ^ "Nan". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 18 May 2015.