Chiang Mai
city in Chiang Mai province, Thailand
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Summary
Chiang Mai is a thesaban nakhon[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of thesaban nakhon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,032 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3], League of Historical Cities[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mueang Chiang Mai[5]
- Country: Thailand[6]
- Instance of: big city[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Uozu[8], Saitama Prefecture[9], Kunming[10], Harbin[11], Chengdu[12], Pyongyang[13], Manama[14]
- Postal code: 50000[15], 50200[16], 50100[17], 50300[18]
- Commons category: Chiang Mai[19]
- Located in time zone: UTC+07:00[20]
- Local dialing code: 53[21], 52[22]
- Inception: January 1, 1201[23]
- Official website: https://www.cmcity.go.th/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chiang Mai[25]
- Population: 1,198,000[26], 354,000[27]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Chiang Mai[28]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], Great dictionary of geographical names[30]
- Capital of: Chiang Mai[31]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[32]
- Official name: เทศบาลนครเชียงใหม่[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Chiang Mai[34]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Chiang Mai[35]
- Native label: เทศบาลนครเชียงใหม่[36]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Chiang Mai[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People in Chiang Mai[38]
- Different from: Chiang Rai[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 310 m[40]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Chiang Mai covers an area of 405 km²[41].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Chiang Mai include Rhinogobius chiengmaiensis[42], a taxon[43].
Why It Matters
Chiang Mai has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for it include Rhinogobius chiengmaiensis[42], a taxon[43].