Lamphun (Thai: ลำพูน, pronounced [lām.pʰūːn]; Northern Thai: ᩃᨻᩪᩁ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat), lies in upper northern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Chiang Mai, Lampang, and Tak.

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Lamphun ลำพูน ᩃᨻᩪᩁ
Province
จังหวัดลำพูน · ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᩃᨻᩪᩁ
Khun Tan Tunnel of Khun Tan Railway Station in Mae Tha District, a part of Khun Tan Range
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  La Phun
Map of Thailand highlighting Lamphun province
Country	Thailand
Capital	Lamphun
Government
• Governor	Worayut Naowarat (since October 2020)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	4,478 km2 (1,729 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 49th
Population  (2019)[3]
• Total	405,075
• Rank	Ranked 64th
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 50th
Human Achievement Index [4]
• HAI (2017)	0.6795 "high" Ranked 3rd
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	51xxx
Calling code	052 & 053
ISO 3166 code	TH-51
Website	www.lamphun.go.th

Lamphun province
"Lamphun" in Thai language (top) and Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
Thai name
Thai	ลำพูน
RTGS	Lamphun
Northern Thai name
Northern Thai	ᩃᨻᩪᩁ (La Phu)

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Geography

Lamphun is in the Ping River valley. It is surrounded by mountain chains, with the Thanon Thong Chai Range in the west and the Khun Tan Range in the east of the province. It is some 670 kilometres from Bangkok and 26 kilometres from Chiang Mai. The total forest area is 2,588 km² (999 sq mi) or 57.8 percent of provincial area.[2] Lamphun is regarded as the smallest province of northern region of Thailand.

History

Under its old name of Haripunchai, Lamphun was the northernmost city of the Mon kingdom of the Dvaravati period,[5] and also the last to fall to the Thai. In the late-12th century it came under siege from the Khmer, but did not fall. However, in 1281 King Mengrai of Lan Na finally seized the city, and made it part of his kingdom. After Burmese expansion in the 16th century, Lamphun was under Burmese rule for two centuries. In the 18th century, with the rise of Thonburi and Bangkok against Burmese rule, local leaders from Lampang agreed to be their allies. Lamphun was finally freed from the Burmese and ruled by relatives of Lampang's leader, gaining vassal status from Bangkok. Eventually, after the administrative reform of Bangkok government in the late-19th century, Lamphun became part, as a province, of Siam.[6]

Symbols

The provincial seal shows the temple Wat Phra That Haripunchai, which was already the main temple of the city Lamphun during Mon times. The gold-covered chedi is said to contain a relic of Buddha.

The provincial flower is the Flame of the Forest (Butea monosperma), and the provincial tree is the Rain Tree (Samanea saman).

Transport

• Air: Lamphun is served by Lamphun Airport.
• Rail: Lamphun's main station is Lamphun Railway Station.

Foods

• Kaeng khae, a spicy curry consisting mainly of vegetables with chicken, frog, fish or snails.[7]
• Kuaitiao lamyai, stewed pork noodles soup with dried longan, originated in Lamphun.[8]

Administrative divisions

Provincial government

The province is divided into eight districts (amphoes). These are further divided into 51 subdistricts (tambons) and 551 villages (mubans).

For national elections the province is divided into three constituencies. Constituency 1 covers the Mueang District except Tambon Makhuea Chae; Constituency 2 the districts Pa Sang, Mae Tha, and Tambon Makhuea Chae of Mueang District; and Constituency 3 the districts Ban Hong, Thung Hua Chang, and Li.

Local government

As of 26 November 2019 there are:[9] one Lamphun Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 40 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Lamphun has town (thesaban mueang) status. Further 39 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 17 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).[3]

Human achievement index 2017

Health	Education	Employment	Income
67	12	5	40
Housing	Family	Transport	Participation
15	36	19	1
Province Lamphun, with an HAI 2017 value of 0.6795 is "high", occupies place 3 in the ranking.

Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the Human achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[4]

Map with provinces and HAI 2017 rankings

Gallery

• 
  The Dvaravati-style chedi of Wat Phra That Hariphunchai
• 
  The viharn and golden chedi of Wat Phra That Hariphunchai

References

External links

• Lamphun travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Provincial website
• Lamphun province, Tourism Authority of Thailand

На других языках

[ru] Лампхун (провинция)