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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.
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.
Thailand has an urbanization rate of 52% (2021), translating to 36,217,020 people of the total population. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This rate is based on the thesaban system, meaning that 8,442,107 people live in city municipalities, 4,437,112 people live in town municipalities and 23,337,801 people live in townships (subdistrict municipalities).
Thailand follows UTC+07:00, which is 7 hours ahead of UTC.The local mean time in Bangkok was originally UTC+06:42:04. [1] Thailand used this local mean time until 1920, when it changed to Indochina Time, UTC+07:00; ICT is used all year round as Thailand never observed daylight saving time.
Time zone: UTC+7 Postal code: 52150 ... 5210: Mae Tha (Thai: แม่ทะ, pronounced [mɛ̂ː tʰáʔ]) is a district of Lampang province, northern Thailand ...
The district is divided into 19 sub-districts (), which are further subdivided into 180 villages ().Lampang is a city (thesaban nakhon) covering tambons Wiang Nuea, Suan Dok, Sop Tui and parts of tambons Hua Wiang, Phichai, Chomphu, Phrabat, and Bo Haeo.
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 ...
Hang Chat (Thai: ห้างฉัตร, pronounced [hâːŋ tɕʰàt]; Northern Thai: ห้างสัตร, pronounced [ha᷇ːŋ sǎt]) is a district in the western part of Lampang province, northern Thailand.