Lamphun province

Lamphun (Thai: ลำพูน, pronounced [lām.pʰūːn]; Northern Thai: ᩃᨻᩪᩁ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat), and lies in upper northern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Chiang Mai, Lampang, and Tak.

Lamphun
ลำพูน
ᩃᨻᩪᩁ
Province
จังหวัดลำพูน · ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᩃᨻᩪᩁ
Khun Tan Tunnel of Khun Tan Railway Station in Mae Tha District, a part of Khun Tan Range
Nickname(s): 
Haripunchai (Thai: หริภุญไชย)
La Pun (Thai: หละปูน)
Motto(s): 
พระธาตุเด่น พระรอดขลัง ลำไยดัง กระเทียมดี ประเพณีงาม จามเทวีศรีหริภุญไชย
("Distinct Phra That. Sacred Phra Rod amulet. Famous longan. Good garlic. Beautiful festivals. Chamdevi, the queen of Haripunchai.")
Map of Thailand highlighting Lamphun province
CountryThailand
CapitalLamphun
Government
  GovernorWorayut Naowarat
(since October 2020)
Area
  Total4,478 km2 (1,729 sq mi)
  RankRanked 49th
Population
 (2019)
  Total405,075
  RankRanked 64th
  Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
   RankRanked 50th
Human Achievement Index
  HAI (2022)0.6416 "average"
Ranked 38th
GDP
  Totalbaht 78 billion
(US$2.7 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
51xxx
Calling code052 & 053
ISO 3166 codeTH-51
Websitewww.lamphun.go.th
Lamphun province
"Lamphun" in Thai language (top) and
Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
Thai name
Thaiลำพูน
RTGSLamphun
Northern Thai name
Northern Thaiᩃᨻᩪᩁ
(La Phu)
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