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Topography
 

Location: Lamphun Province is located in the northern part of Thailand. It can be reached by National Highway No. 11 (The Asian Highway), 689 km. long ; Phahonyothin Road, 724 km. long, and a railway 729 km. long. It is situated at 18O N Latitude and 99O E Longitude and belongs to the upper northern provinces. Lamphun is only 22 Km. from Chiang Mai. The area has great potential for development into a center of progress in the upper north and the Sub-Mekong Region, or the Economic Quadrangle, along with Chiang Mai.

Size: Lamphun is the smallest province in the north with an area of approximately 4,505,882 km2. or approximately 2,815,675 rai or 4.85% of the whole upper northern region. The widest part is 43 km., its length from north – south is 136 km.

Borders:
The North borders on Saraphi and Sankamphaeng of Chiang Mai.
The South borders on Thoen of Lampang and Sam Ngao of Tak.
The East borders on Hang Chat, Sop Prap and Soem Ngam of Lampang.
The West borders on Hod Chomthong, Hang Dong and San Patong of Chiang Mai.


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