Chiang Mai
city in Chiang Mai province, Thailand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
city in Chiang Mai province, Thailand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chiang Mai is the biggest city in northern Thailand and the second biggest city in Thailand. The city's name is Thai for "new city" because it replaced Chiang Rai, meaning "old city", as the capital of the Lan Na Kingdom. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province, the second-biggest province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from northeast to northwest) Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lamphun, Tak, and Mae Hong Son. In the north it is next to Shan State of Myanmar.
Chiang Mai
เชียงใหม่ ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵ | |
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City municipality | |
Chiang Mai City Municipality เทศบาลนครเชียงใหม่ | |
Coordinates: 18°47′43″N 98°59′55″E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Chiang Mai province |
Amphoe | Mueang Chiang Mai |
City municipality | 29 March 1935[1] |
Districts | 4
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Government | |
• Type | City municipality |
• Mayor | Atsani Puranupakorn |
Area | |
• City municipality | 40.216 km2 (15.5274844 sq mi) |
• Urban | 405 km2 (156.371 sq mi) |
• Rank | 11th |
Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• City municipality | 127,240 (Municipal area) |
• Rank | 8th |
• Density | 3,164/km2 (8,190/sq mi) |
• Urban (2022) | 1,198,000 (Principal city area/เขตเมือง) |
• Urban density | 2,958/km2 (7,660/sq mi) |
• Metro | (To be announced) |
Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
Postal code | 50000 |
Calling code | 053 & 054 |
Airport | Chiang Mai International Airport |
Inter-city rail | Northern Line |
Website | cmcity.go.th |
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