Chiang Mai province
Chiang Mai
เชียงใหม่ ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉᩲ᩠ᨾ᩵ | |
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| จังหวัดเชียงใหม่ · ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉᩲ᩠ᨾ᩵ | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Northern Thai | ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉᩲ᩠ᨾ᩵ |
| • Chinese | 清邁 / 清迈 cêng1 mai6 (Teochew Peng'im) Qīngmài (Mandarin Pinyin) |
From left to right, top to bottom : Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Doi Inthanon, Doi Ang Khang, Op Luang National Park, Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai University, Mae Sa Waterfall, Chiang Mai Zoo | |
| Nickname: Nakhon Phing (Thai: นครพิงค์) | |
| Motto(s): ดอยสุเทพเป็นศรี ประเพณีเป็นสง่า บุปผชาติล้วนงามตา นามล้ำค่านครพิงค์ ("Famed Doi Suthep. Elegant traditions. Beautiful blossoms. Invaluable name of Nakhonphing.") | |
| Anthem: นครเชียงใหม่ Nakhon Chaing Mai (De facto) | |
| Coordinates: 18°50′14″N 98°58′14″E / 18.83722°N 98.97056°E | |
| Founded by | Mangrai |
| Capital | Chiang Mai |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Nirat Pongsitthaworn (since 2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 22,311 km2 (8,614 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,799,019 |
| • Rank | 4th |
| • Density | 80/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 61st |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6179 "low" Ranked 68th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 232 billion (US$8.0 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 50xxx |
| Calling code | 052 & 053 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-50 |
| Vehicle registration | เชียงใหม่ |
| Accession into Siam (Thailand) | 1910 |
| Website | chiangmai |
Chiang Mai Provincial Administrative Organization
องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดเชียงใหม่ | |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Local administrative divisions |
| • Body | Chiang Mai Provincial Administrative Organization |
| • President | Pichai Lertpongadisorn |
| Website | chiangmaipao |
| Chiang Mai province | |
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| Thai name | |
| Thai | เชียงใหม่ |
| RTGS | Chiang Mai |
| Northern Thai name | |
| Northern Thai | ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉᩲ᩠ᨾ᩵ [tɕīaŋ màj] |
Chiang Mai is the largest province (changwat) of Thailand by area. It lies in upper northern Thailand and has a population of 1.78 million people. It is bordered by Chiang Rai to the northeast, Lampang and Lamphun to the south, Tak to the southwest, Mae Hong Son to the west, and Shan State of Burma to the north. The capital, Chiang Mai, is 685 kilometres (426 mi) north of Bangkok.