Lampang

Lampang
ลำปาง
ᩃᩣᩴᨻᩣ᩠ᨦ
Lampang Municipality
เทศบาลนครลำปาง
ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦᩃᩣᩴᨻᩣ᩠ᨦ
Nakhon Lampang railway station
Official seal of Lampang
Location in Northern Thailand
Location in Northern Thailand
Lampang is located in Thailand
Lampang
Lampang
Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 18°18′N 99°30′E / 18.300°N 99.500°E / 18.300; 99.500
Country Thailand
ProvinceLampang
DistrictMueang Lampang
Government
 • TypeCity Municipality
 • MayorKittiphum Namwong
Area
 • Total22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total58,074
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Area code(+66) 54
Websitelampangcity.go.th

Lampang, also called Nakhon Lampang (Thai: นครลำปาง, pronounced [náʔkʰɔːn lampaːŋ]) to differentiate from Lampang province, is the third largest city in northern Thailand and capital of Lampang province and the Mueang Lampang district. Traditional names for Lampang include Wiang Lakon and Khelang Nakhon. The city is a trading and transportation center. Lampang lies 601 km (373 mi) north of Bangkok and 101 km (63 mi) southeast of Chiang Mai.

Lampang
"Lampang" in Thai language (top) and
Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
Thai name
Thaiลำปาง
RTGSLampang
Northern Thai name
Northern Thaiᩃᩣᩴᨻᩣ᩠ᨦ
(Lam phuang)

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