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Lampang
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Lampang, also called Nakhon Lampang (; , ) 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 north of Bangkok and southeast of Chiang Mai.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Lampang
Settlement.native_name
ลำปาง
Settlement.native_name_lang
th
Settlement.official_name
Lampang City Municipalityเทศบาลนครลำปาง
Settlement.settlement_type
City Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Nakhon Lampang Railway Station สถานีรถไฟ นครลำปาง (Dec 2021) IMG 02.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Nakhon Lampang railway station
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Lampang Municipality.png
Settlement.image_map
Location Lampang town.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Northern Thailand
Settlement.pushpin_map
Thailand
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
Right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Thailand
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Lampang
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Punnasin Maninant

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
เทศบาลนครลำปาง
Country
Thailand
Located in
Mueang Lampang
Population
55044
Area
22.17
Time zone
UTC+07:00
Capital of
Lampang
Official website
www.lampangcity.go.th
Image
10340 Lampang.jpg
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IPA transcription
lām.pāːŋ
Commons category
Lampang
native label
เทศบาลนครลำปาง
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Modern history
  • World War II
  • Climate
  • Economy
  • Culture
  • Health
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  • Landmarks and tourist attractions
  • Education
  • References
  • External links

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Lampang | native_name = ลำปาง | native_name_lang = th | official_name = Lampang City Municipalityเทศบาลนครลำปาง | settlement_type = City Municipality | image_skyline = Nakhon Lampang Railway Station สถานีรถไฟ นครลำปาง (Dec 2021) IMG 02.jpg | image_caption = Nakhon Lampang railway station | image_flag = Flag of Lampang Municipality.png | image_map = Location Lampang town.png | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in Northern Thailand | pushpin_map = Thailand | pushpin_label_position = Right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Thailand | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Lampang | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Punnasin Maninant | unit_pref = Metric

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lampang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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