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Chiang Mai

South-eastern Asia

Chiang Mai is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second-largest city in Thailand by urban population. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
127,240 1
Area (sq km)
40.216 1
Founding Year
1296 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation (m)
304 1
Latitude
18.79528 degrees north 1
Longitude
98.99861 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 2
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Associated With

Chiang Mai Province, States or Territories

Chiang Mai is the capital of Chiang Mai province.

Source Chiang Mai (Wikipedia)
Thailand, Countries
Source Chiang Mai (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Chiang Mai Province, States or Territories

Chiang Mai is the capital of Chiang Mai province.

Source Chiang Mai (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Chiang Mai (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Chiang Mai is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second-largest city in Thailand by urban population.
  • Infobox: population_total
    127,240 (Municipal area)
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2019
  • Infobox, Area
    40.216
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    18.79528, 98.99861
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    18.79528, 98.99861
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    304
  • Lead section
    Chiang Mai (meaning "new city" in Thai) was founded in 1296 as the new capital of Lan Na, succeeding the former capital, Chiang Rai.
  • Lead section, capital-of claim
    Chiang Mai is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second-largest city in Thailand by urban population.
  • Associated With: Thailand, Infobox, Country
    thailand
  • Associated With: Chiang Mai Province, Infobox, Province field
    Chiang Mai
  • Capital Of: Chiang Mai Province, Infobox, Province field (capital-of support)
    Chiang Mai
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2. GeoNames: Chiang Mai - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1153671
    18.79038 98.98468 P PPLA TH 02 5001 127240 313 Asia/Bangkok
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 313 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 18.75, 98.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 18.75, 98.75
18.75 98.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Chiang Mai
  • Wikidata Q52028, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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