Northern Thailand

Northern Thailand shares borders with and , as well as with the Central Plains and .
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is the hub of northern Thailand. On a plain at an elevation of 316 m, surrounded by mountains and lush countryside, it is much greener and quieter than the capital and has a cosmopolitan air and a significant expatriate population, all factors which have led many from Bangkok to settle permanently in this "rose of the north".

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is a small city in , 427 km north of Bangkok. Its attraction lies in the ruins of the ancient city , a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The name translates as "the dawn of happiness".

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is the northernmost major city in , with a population of approximately 70,000 people. It is located in Mueang District, Province.

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or North Central Plains is a region in , mostly centered around the historic city of .

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is one Thailand's 76 provinces and occupies a region in Northern Thailand. The provincial capital is .

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Chiang Rai is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces that lies in upper northern Thailand and is Thailand's northernmost province. It is bordered by the of to the north, of to the east, to the south, to the southwest, and to the west.

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The is a hilly area with various river valleys in Northern Thailand.

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Thai: แม่ฮ่องสอน, formerly called Mae Rong Son), also spelled Maehongson, Mae Hong Sorn or Maehongsorn, is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces.

Northern Thailand

Latitude of center
19° north
Longitude of center
99° east
Population
6,340,000
Wiki­data ID
Q750014
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Yue Chinese—“Northern Thailand” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Паўночны Тайланд”
  • Bengali: “উত্তর থাইল্যান্ড”
  • Chinese: “Thài-kok Pak-pō͘”
  • Chinese: “泰北”
  • Chinese: “泰國北部地區”
  • Czech: “Severní Thajsko”
  • Dutch: “Noord-Thailand”
  • Esperanto: “Norda Tajlando”
  • Finnish: “Pohjois-Thaimaa”
  • French: “Thaïlande septentrionale”
  • Galician: “Tailandia do Norte”
  • Georgian: “ჩრდილოეთი ტაილანდი”
  • German: “Nordthailand”
  • Greek: “Βόρεια Ταϊλάνδη”
  • Hebrew: “צפון תאילנד”
  • Hindi: “उत्तरी थाईलैण्ड”
  • Indonesian: “Thailand Utara”
  • Italian: “Thailandia del Nord”
  • Japanese: “タイ北部”
  • Khmer: “ភាគខាងជើងប្រទេសថៃ”
  • Korean: “태국 북부”
  • Lao: “ພາກເໜືອຂອງໄທ”
  • Literary Chinese: “泰北”
  • Malay: “Utara Thailand”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Thài-kok Pak-pō͘”
  • Northern Frisian: “Nuurdthailun”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nord-Thailand”
  • Persian: “ناحیه تایلند شمالی”
  • Polish: “Północna Tajlandia”
  • Portuguese: “Norte da Tailândia”
  • Portuguese: “Norte”
  • Portuguese: “Região Norte”
  • Russian: “Северный Таиланд”
  • Shan: “မိူင်းထႆး ပွတ်းႁွင်ႇ”
  • Slovak: “Severné Thajsko”
  • Slovenian: “Severna Tajska”
  • Spanish: “Tailandia del Norte”
  • Tagalog: “Hilagang Taylandiya”
  • Tagalog: “Hilagang Thailand”
  • Thai: “พายัพ”
  • Thai: “ภาคเหนือ”
  • Thai: “ล้านนา”
  • Thai: “ลาวเฉียง”
  • Turkish: “Kuzey Tayland”
  • Ukrainian: “Північний Таїланд”
  • Urdu: “شمالی تھائی لینڈ”
  • Vietnamese: “Bắc Thái Lan”
  • Vietnamese: “Miền Bắc Thái Lan”
  • Wu Chinese: “泰国北部”
  • Yue Chinese: “泰北”

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