Tourist Guide Lampang
Lampang, also called Nakhon Lampang, is an ancient seventh-century city and the capital of the Lampang Province in northern Thailand. It is the third largest town in the northern region of the country and lies on the banks of the Mae Nam Wang River, which also flows through the city.
Lampang is around 600 km north of the capital city of Bangkok, and the two cities are connected by daily flights via the Lampang Airport. A train service to the crowded tourist city of Chiang Mai (around 100 km south) also stops at Lampang.
The city experiences a dry climate. Winters are dry and sunny with temperatures dropping below 10°C in the night, and summers, from March to June, can be sweltering with temperatures soaring above 40°C. Afternoon thundershowers are a normal occurrence.
Lampang city has a population of more than 52,000 people.
