Lampang Province

Lampang was part of the Dvaravati period as Haripunchai kingdom of the Mon (Khmer) in the 7th century. During 17th Lampang was under the Burmese. In 1774, Boonma and Kavila suzerain fighted with Myanmar and got victory in the reign of King The Great Taksin. Afterwards King Rama V began governing in precinct style. Finally, it was announced to Lampang province in the reign of King Rama VII in 1933.



Lampang province was named formerly in many as Sridonchai, Lamphakampa Nakhon, Cockood Nakhon. There is white cock in the Libeary as province's symbolic. According to local legend, Buddha visited this province. The Indra worried the people in this town would not get up by themselves to give food offerings to a Buddha. Thus he is transforming himself into a white cock in order to wake them.

  Lampang province is covering area about 12,534 square kilometres and its population is 788,926 persons. Most area is hills or plateau butt there is some plains in the south near Wang River. There is tunnel for railway passing through Khun-Tan mountains about 1 km.

There are many attractive place both mountains, waterfalls and others such as Kiew-Lom dam, Thai Elephant Conservation Center, Doi Khun-Tan Natural Park and Doi Luang Natural Park.

Local Transportation

Car: Take highway no. 1 ( Phaholyothin Rd. ) and take highway no. 32 (Sai Asia) passing Singburi, Chainart and Nahonsawan province and then take highway no. 1 passing Kampaengphet and Tak to Lampang province. Total distance is about 599 kilometres. Bus: Both air-conditioned and non air-conditioned buses leave Bangkok's Northern and North-Eastern Bus Terminal (Mochit 2) to Lampang province daily. Train: Leaving daily from Bangkok's Hualumphong Railway Station to Lampang province. Air: Take domestic airline from Bangkok to Lampang province at Donmuang Airport, Bangkok to Lampang province.