Lampang Province
|
|
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Capital: | Lampang |
| Area: | 12,534.0 km² Ranked 10th |
| Inhabitants: | 782,152 (2000) Ranked 29th |
| Pop. density: | 62 inh./km² Ranked 67th |
| ISO 3166-2: | TH-52 |
| Map | |
| Missing image Thailand_Lampang.png Map of Thailand highlighting Lampang Province | |
Lampang (Thai ลำปาง) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Chiang Rai, Phayao, Phrae, Sukhothai, Tak, Lamphun and Chiang Mai. The old name of Lampang is Khelang Nakhon.
| Contents |
Geography
Lampang is located in the broad river valley of the Wang River, surrounded by mountain chains. In the Mae Mo district lignite is found and mined in open pits. To the north of the province is the 1697 m high Doi Luang.
Industry
Lampang is famous of ceramic production and mining. A great deal of ball clay, china stone, and lignite are delivered at mountains.
There are more than 200 ceramic factories in and around Mueang Lampang. Most of ceramic factories are small and medium size, main products are novelties (plant pots, dolls), tablewares, building materials (tiles, railings), etc.
Mae Mo district has the largest power plant in Thailand located in the lignite mine area, which use lignite as fuel. The largest concrete plant also stands north of Mueang Lampang, which use lignite and limestone delivered in Lampang.
Agricultural products that are famous for the province are rice and pineapples.
History
Starting in the 7th century Lampang was part of the Dvaravati period Haripunchai kingdom of the Mon. In the 11th century the Khmer empire occupied the Lampang area, but it was King Mengrai of Lannathai who incorporated the complete Haripunchai kingdom into his kingdom in 1292. After the fall of Lannathai it was under Burmese rulership, and finally became part of Thailand in 1774.
Symbols
| Missing image Seal_Lampang.png Provincial seal | The provincial seal show a white cock inside the entrance to the Pra That Lampang Luang temple. According to the local legend Buddha visited the province in his lifetime. The god Indra worried that the people would not get up by themselves to show respect to Buddha, and thus woke them himself by transforming into a white cock.
The provincial flower is the Heliconia (Heliconia sp.), and the provincial tree is the Indian Elm (Holoptelea integrifolia). According to the legend during Buddha's visit this tree was planted in the temple. |
Administrative divisions
Amphoe_Lampang.png
Map of Amphoe
The province is subdivided in 13 districts (Amphoe). These are further subdivided into 100 communes (tambon) and 855 villages (mubaan).
|
|
External links
- Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand (http://www.tourismthailand.org/province/province.php?id=18)
- Golden Jubilee Network province guide (http://kanchanapisek.or.th/cgi-bin/kp8/oncc/province.cgi?prov=n13)
fr:Province de Lampang ms:Wilayah Lampang nl:Changwat Lampang ja:ラムパーン県 fi:Lampang th:จังหวัดลำปาง