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2 Bunmamueang Unknown: 1815 1827 Unknown: 3 Noi Unknown: 1827 1837 Unknown: Later ruled over Lampang in 1838; 4 Khamtan Unknown: 1838 1841 Unknown: 5 Thammalangka or Dharmalanka Unknown: 1841 1843 Unknown: 6 Chailangkaphisan Sophakkhun Unknown: 1848 1871 Unknown: 7 Daradirekratphairot Unknown: 1871 1888 Unknown: 8 Hemphinphaichit Unknown: 1888 ...
One of the principal settlements along the river is Lampang, which is on the north bank of a curve in the river. From Lampang, the river flows southwards passing by Thoen into Tak Province. It joins the Ping River near Mae Salit, Ban Tak District, north of the town of Tak. The Ping River is a tributary of the Chao Phraya River.
The Yom river and its tributaries drain a total area of 24,047 square kilometres (9,285 sq mi) of land (called the Yom Basin) in the provinces of Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Phichit, Phrae, and Lampang. [2] The Yom Basin is part of the Greater Nan Basin and the Chao Phraya Watershed.
Lampang is in the broad river valley of the Wang River, surrounded by mountains.In Mae Mo district lignite is found and mined in open pits. To the north of the province is the 1,697-metre (5,568 ft) high Doi Luang.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Mae Mo, Chae Hom and Wang Nuea of Lampang Province, Mueang Phayao and Dok Khamtai of Phayao province, and Song of Phrae province. The Phi Pan Nam Mountains dominate the landscape of the district. A section of Tham Pha Thai National Park is in Ngao District.
Mae Mo is the site of a 2,400 MW lignite-fueled power plant run by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), [3] and the lignite mine that powers it. [4] [5] The plant has been the target of a series of lawsuits brought by locals who claim that the lignite mining operation and the burning of lignite fuel by EGAT has negatively impacted the environment and the health of those ...
Sop Prap (Thai: สบปราบ, pronounced [sòp pràːp]; Northern Thai: ส๋บผาบ, pronounced [sǒp pʰàːp]) is a district in the southern part of Lampang province, northern Thailand.
Duangthip of Lampang marched to Chiang Mai two times in 1822 and 1825 to lay claims on the supreme seat of Chiang Mai. In 1826, King Rama III specifically bestowed the rank of Chao or Prince on Duangthip. Prince Duangthip of Lampang died in 1826 to be succeeded by sons of Khamsom. David Richardson visited Lampang in 1835. [30]