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Lamphun (; , ) is a town (thesaban mueang) in northern Thailand, capital of Lamphun province. It covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang of Mueang Lamphun district. As of 2006 it has a population of 14,030. Lamphun lies north of Bangkok and south of Chiang Mai.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Lamphun
Settlement.official_name
เมืองลำพูน
Settlement.native_name
ลำพูน
Settlement.native_name_lang
th
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
WatChamaTheviLamphun0701.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Square chedi, Lamphun
Settlement.pushpin_map
Thailand
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Thailand
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Lamphun
Settlement.government_type
Town municipality
Settlement.timezone1
ICT
Settlement.coor_pinpoint
Municipality office
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Lanna- Thai lamphun.svg
Chinese.piccap
"Lamphun" in Thai language (top) andNorthern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
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160px

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{{Infobox settlement

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

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