Chiang Mai province

Chiang Mai
เชียงใหม่
ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉᩲ᩠ᨾ᩵
จังหวัดเชียงใหม่ · ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉᩲ᩠ᨾ᩵
Other transcription(s)
  Northern Thaiᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉᩲ᩠ᨾ᩵
  Chinese清邁 / 清迈
cêng1 mai6 (Teochew Peng'im)
Qīngmài (Mandarin Pinyin)
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)
   Chiang Mai in    Thailand
Coordinates: 18°50′14″N 98°58′14″E / 18.83722°N 98.97056°E / 18.83722; 98.97056
Founded byMangrai
CapitalChiang Mai
Government
  GovernorNirat Pongsitthaworn
(since 2022)
Area
  Total
22,311 km2 (8,614 sq mi)
  Rank1st
Population
 (2024)
  Total
1,799,019
  Rank4th
  Density80/km2 (200/sq mi)
   Rank61st
Human Achievement Index
  HAI (2022)0.6179 "low"
Ranked 68th
GDP
  Totalbaht 232 billion
(US$8.0 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
50xxx
Calling code052 & 053
ISO 3166 codeTH-50
Vehicle registrationเชียงใหม่
Accession into Siam (Thailand)1910
Websitechiangmai.go.th
Chiang Mai Provincial Administrative Organization
องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดเชียงใหม่
Government
  TypeLocal administrative divisions
  BodyChiang Mai Provincial Administrative Organization
  PresidentPichai Lertpongadisorn
Websitechiangmaipao.go.th
Chiang Mai province
"Chiang Mai" in Thai language (top) and
Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
Thai name
Thaiเชียงใหม่
RTGSChiang Mai
Northern Thai name
Northern Thaiᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉᩲ᩠ᨾ᩵
[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.