Chiang Mai

Summary

Chiang Mai is a thesaban nakhon^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Chiang Mai was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Chiang Mai was a member of League of Historical Cities^[4].
• Chiang Mai is located in Mueang Chiang Mai^[5].
• Chiang Mai is in the country of Thailand^[6].
• Chiang Mai's instance of is recorded as thesaban nakhon^[7].
• Chiang Mai's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Chiang Mai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Uozu^[9].
• Chiang Mai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saitama Prefecture^[10].
• Chiang Mai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kunming^[11].
• Chiang Mai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Harbin^[12].
• Chiang Mai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chengdu^[13].
• Chiang Mai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pyongyang^[14].
• Chiang Mai's twinned administrative body is recorded as Manama^[15].
• Chiang Mai's postal code is recorded as 50000^[16].
• Chiang Mai's postal code is recorded as 50200^[17].
• Chiang Mai's postal code is recorded as 50100^[18].
• Chiang Mai's postal code is recorded as 50300^[19].
• Chiang Mai's Commons category is recorded as Chiang Mai^[20].
• Chiang Mai's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+07:00^[21].
• Chiang Mai's local dialing code is recorded as 53^[22].
• Chiang Mai's local dialing code is recorded as 52^[23].
• January 1, 1201 marks the founding of Chiang Mai^[24].
• Chiang Mai's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 18.788888888889, 'lon': 98.983333333333}^[25].
• Chiang Mai's official website is recorded as https://www.cmcity.go.th/^[26].
• Chiang Mai's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chiang Mai^[27].

Body

Geography

Chiang Mai is in the country of Thailand^[6]. It is located in Mueang Chiang Mai^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Chiang Mai covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+405'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+310'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1198000'}^[30] and {'amount': '+354000'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include thesaban nakhon^[7] and big city^[8]. Chiang Mai's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[32].

History and Context

January 1, 1201 marks the founding of Chiang Mai^[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chiang Mai include Rhinogobius chiengmaiensis^[33], a taxon^[34].

Why It Matters

Chiang Mai has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Rhinogobius chiengmaiensis^[33], a taxon^[34].