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Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai, sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in Thailand. It is north of Bangkok in a mountainous region called the Thai highlands and has a population of approximately 127,000 within the city municipality, as of 2023. However, the greater urban area, which includes surrounding districts such as Hang Dong, San Sai, and Saraphi, forms a metropolitan region with an estimated population exceeding 1 million. At the provincial level, Chiang Mai had a projected population of 1.8 million in 2023, according to Thailand's National Statistical Office. Chiang Mai (meaning "new city" in Thai) was founded in 1296 as the new capital of Lan Na, succeeding the former capital, Chiang Rai. The city's location on the Ping River (a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River) and its proximity to major trading routes contributed to its historic importance. The city municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thesaban
Thesaban (, , , Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The municipalities assume some of the responsibilities which are assigned to the districts (''amphoe'') or subdistricts (''tambon'') for non-municipal (rural) areas. Historically, this devolution of central government powers grew out of the Sukhaphiban () sanitary districts first created in Bangkok by a royal decree of King Chulalongkorn in 1897. The ''thesaban'' system was established in the Thesaban Organization Act of 1934 (),The Royal Gazetteพระราชบัญญัติจัดระเบียบเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๖, Vol. 51, Page 82-107.24 Apr 1934. Retrieved on 28 Nov 2008. and has been updated several times since, starting with the Thesaban Act of 1939 (),The Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10 million people as of 2024, 13% of the country's population. Over 17.4 million people (25% of Thailand's population) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region as of the 2021 estimate, making Bangkok a megacity and an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Ayutthaya era in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1767 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam during the late 19th century, as the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Kamphaeng District
San Kamphaeng (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. Geography San Kamphaeng borders the districts (from west clockwise) Saraphi, Mueang Chiang Mai, San Sai, Doi Saket, Mae On of Chiang Mai Province and Ban Thi of Lamphun province. History The district dates back to ''khwaeng'' Mae Om, which was established in 1902. In 1923 the district was renamed San Kamphaeng. Administration The district is divided into 10 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 100 villages (''mubans''). There are two townships (''thesaban tambons''). San Kamphaeng covers parts of ''tambons'' San Kamphaeng and Chae Chang, and the entire ''tambon'' Sai Mun. Ton Pao covers the entire ''tambon'' of Ton Pao. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Numbers 7–9,14,15 are tambons which now belong to Mae On district Mae On (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Chiang Mai province in the north of Thailand. Geograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suthep
Suthep () is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Mueang Chiang Mai District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Accessed April 25, 2010 In 2005 it had a total population of 36,952 people. The ''tambon'' contains 15 villages, including and others. It is the location of Chiang Mai International Airport
Chiang Mai International Airport is an international airport in Suthep subdistrict, Mueang Chiang Mai district, Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. It is a major gateway that links northern Thailand to the rest of the region and ...
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Mae Rim District
Mae Rim (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. It is part of the Chiang Mai Urban Area, which has a population of 1.2 million people. History Formerly the district was called ''Khwaeng'' Mae Rim. ''Khwaeng'' Mae Rim converted to full district (''amphoe'') in 1914. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mae Taeng, San Sai, Mueang Chiang Mai, Hang Dong and Samoeng of Chiang Mai Province. Administration The district is divided into 11 subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 91 villages (''mubans''). Mae Rim is a township (''thesaban tambon''), which covers parts of ''tambons'' Rim Tai and Mae Sa. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO). See also * Doi Suthep–Pui National Park * Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden (QSBG) is a botanical garden in Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. It was opened in 1993 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hang Dong District
Hang Dong (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) San Pa Tong, Mae Wang, Samoeng, Mae Rim, Mueang Chiang Mai, Saraphi of Chiang Mai Province, and Mueang Lamphun of Lamphun province. The village Ban Tawai (บ้านถวาย) in Khun Khong sub-district is known for its handicraft center, as wood carving has been a local speciality since the 1960s. History Before 1917, the district was named Mae Tha Chang (แม่ท่าช้าง). 1938 the district was downgraded to a minor district (king amphoe) and made subordinate to Mueang Chiang Mai District. In 1947 it was elevated to full district status again. Historically, Hang Dong is considered the first place in Thailand where longan was grown. By the Chinese who brought it to the Princess Dara Rasmi, consort of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). Nowadays, it is considered an industrial drop in the northern Thailand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spans . Thailand Template:Borders of Thailand, is bordered to the northwest by Myanmar, to the northeast and east by Laos, to the southeast by Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the southwest by the Andaman Sea; it also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the state capital and List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, largest city. Tai peoples, Thai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 6th to 11th centuries. Greater India, Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon kingdoms, Mon, Khmer Empire, and Monarchies of Malaysia, Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chao Phraya River
The Chao Phraya River is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Etymology Written evidence of the river being referred to by the name ''Chao Phraya'' dates only to the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV, 1850–1868). It is unknown what name, if any at all, was used for the river in older times. The river was likely known simply by the Thai word for 'river', (), and foreign documents and maps, especially by Europeans visiting during the Ayutthaya period, usually named the river the ''Menam''. The name Chao Phraya likely comes from (), an alternative name, documented from around 1660 in the reign of King Narai, of the settlement that is now Samut Prakan. Historian Praphat Chuvichean suggests that the name, which is a Thai noble titles, title of nobility, originated from the story of two Khmer idols being unearthed in 1498 at the settlement that was by the mouth of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ping River
The Ping River (, , ; , ) along with the Nan River, is one of the two main tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. It originates at Doi Thuai in the Daen Lao Range, in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai province. After passing Chiang Mai, it flows through the provinces of Lamphun, Tak and Kamphaeng Phet. At the confluence with the Nan at Nakhon Sawan (also named ''Paknam Pho'' in Thai), it forms the Chao Phraya River. History Evidence shows that habitation along the Ping River dates back to 1500 BCE. At that time it controlled trading routes between Yunnan and the Chao Phraya basin. Mengrai, a ruler and conqueror from Xishuangbanna, turned south to create an alternative "silk road" along the Ping River itself and captured Haripunchai in 1281. Following his successful conquest, he created Wiang Kum Kam as his capital before abandoning it following nearly a decade of floods, finally moving kilometres north to establish Chiang Mai as the capital of the Kingdom of Lanna in 1296. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai (, ; , ) is the northernmost major city in Thailand, with a population of about 200,000 people. It is located in Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province. Chiang Rai was established as a capital city in the reign of King Mangrai, in 1262 CE. Chiang Rai is recognized as a " Design City" by UNESCO's Creative Cities Network. History The city was founded by King Mangrai in 1262 and became the capital of the Mangrai Dynasty. The word 'Chiang' means 'city' in Thai, so Chiang Rai would mean 'the City of (Mang) Rai'. Subsequently, Chiang Rai was conquered by Burma and remained under Burmese rule for several hundred years. It was not until 1786 that Chiang Rai became a Siam vassal. Siam (later Thailand) annexed the Kingdom of Chiang Mai in 1893 as a Monthon, which Chiang Rai joined later in 1910. It's not before 1933 that Chiang Rai became a full province of Thailand. In 1432, during the reign of King Sam Fang Kaen of the Mangrai Dynasty (1402–1441), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lan Na
The Lan Na kingdom or the Kingdom of Lanna (, , "Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields"; , , ), also known as Lannathai, was an Indianized state centered in present-day Northern Thailand from the 13th to the 18th centuries. The cultural development of the Northern Thai people had begun long before as successive kingdoms preceded Lan Na. As a continuation of the kingdom of Ngoenyang, Lan Na emerged strong enough in the 15th century to rival the Ayutthaya Kingdom, with whom wars were fought. However, the Lan Na Kingdom was weakened and became a vassal state of the Toungoo dynasty in 1558. Lan Na was ruled by successive vassal kings, though some enjoyed autonomy. The Burmese rule gradually withdrew but then resumed as the new Konbaung dynasty expanded its influence. In 1775, Lan Na chiefs left the Burmese control to join Siam, leading to the Burmese–Siamese War (1775–76). Following the retreat of the Burmese force, Burmese control over Lan Na came to the end. Siam, under King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Tham Script
Tai Tham script (''Dharma, Tham'' meaning "scripture") is an abugida writing system used mainly for a group of Southwestern Tai languages i.e., Northern Thai language, Northern Thai, Tai Lue language, Tai Lü, Khün language, Khün and Lao language, Lao; as well as the liturgical languages of Buddhism i.e., Pali and Sanskrit. It is historically known as Tua Tham ( or ). In Thailand and Myanmar, the script is often referred to as Lanna script ( ; my-name-MLCTS, MY=လန်နာအက္ခရာ, MLCTS=Lanna Akhkara) in relation to the historical Lan Na, kingdom of Lan Na situating in the Northern region of modern day Thailand and Kengtung, Kyaingtong, Shan State, Shan state in Myanmar. Local people in Northern Thailand also call the script as Tua Mueang (, ) in parallel to Kam Mueang, a local name for Northern Thai language. In Laos and Isan, Isan region of Thailand, a variation of Tai Tham script, often dubbed Lao Tham, is also known by the locals as ''To Tham Lao'' ( , cf. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
