The Chiang Mai Metropolitan Area (Thai: เขตนครเชียงใหม่และปริมณฑล) is the urban sprawl of Chiang Mai city. It has an area of around 529 km² and population of 692,148 inhabitants. The population density is 1,308.41 inh/km². A street scene in Chiang Mai, showing (centre right), a gate of the old city wall. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
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The Metropolitan Area of Chiang Mai is located within the 10 inner amphoe (districts) of Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... Chiang Mai (Thai เชียงใหม่) is the second-biggest province (changwat) of Thailand, located in the north of the country. ...
Mueang Chiang Mai (Thai: ) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand. ... Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ... Mae On is a minor district (king amphoe) of Chiang Mai Province in the north of Thailand. ...
ChiangMai also sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand, and the capital of ChiangMai Province.
ChiangMai's historic strength derived from its important strategic location near a southern branch of the ancient Silk Road, and long before the modern influx of foreign visitors the city served as an important centre for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewellery (particularly silver) and woodcarving.
ChiangMai rose in both cultural, trading and economic terms to gradually adopt its current status as the unofficial capital of the north of Thailand, second only in national importance to Bangkok.
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