| Lamphun | |
| Native Name: | ลำพูน |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Nickname: | Haripunchai (Thai: หริภุญไชย) La Pun (Thai: หละปูน) |
| Motto: | พระธาตุเด่น พระรอดขลัง ลำไยดัง กระเทียมดี ประเพณีงาม จามเทวีศรีหริภุญไชย ("Distinct Phra That. Sacred Phra Rod amulet. Famous longan. Good garlic. Beautiful festivals. Chamdevi, the queen of Haripunchai.") |
| Mapsize: | frameless |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Lamphun |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Worayut Naowarat (since October 2020)[1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4,478 |
| Area Rank: | Ranked 49th |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 405,075 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Rank: | Ranked 64th |
| Population Density Km2: | 92 |
| Population Density Rank: | Ranked 50th |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [4] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | baht 78 billion (US$2.7 billion) (2019) |
| Demographics Type1: | Human Achievement Index |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [5] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | HAI (2022) |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 0.6416 "average" Ranked 38th |
| Timezone1: | ICT |
| Utc Offset1: | +7 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 51xxx |
| Area Code Type: | Calling code |
| Area Code: | 052 & 053 |
| Iso Code: | TH-51 |
| Official Name: | จังหวัดลำพูน · |
| Pic: | Lanna- Thai lamphun.svg |
| Picsize: | 160px |
| Piccap: | "Lamphun" in Thai language (top) and Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom) |
| Tha: | ลำพูน |
| Rtgs: | Lamphun |
| Lang1: | Northern Thai |
| Lang1 Content: | (La Phu) |
Lamphun (Thai: ลำพูน, in Thai pronounced as /lām.pʰūːn/; Northern Thai: หละปูน, pronounced as /lǎʔ pūːn/) 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 is in the Ping River valley. It is surrounded by mountain chains, with the Thanon Thong Chai Range in the west and the Khun Tan Range in the east of the province. It is some 670 kilometres north of Bangkok and 26 kilometres south of Chiang Mai. The total forest area is 2588km2 or 57.8 percent of the provincial area.[2] Lamphun is regarded as the smallest province of northern region of Thailand.
There are a total of three national parks, two of which are in region 16 (Chiang Mai) and one, Doi Chong, which lies in region 13 (Lampang branch) of Thailand's protected areas.
There are two wildlife sanctuaries located in region 16 (Chiang Mai) of Thailand's protected areas.
Under its old name of Haripunchai, Lamphun was the northernmost city of the Mon kingdom of the Dvaravati period,[8] and also the last to fall to the Thai. In the late-12th century it came under siege from the Khmer, but did not fall. However, in 1281 King Mengrai of Lan Na finally seized the city, and made it part of his kingdom. After Burmese expansion in the 16th century, Lamphun was under Burmese rule for two centuries. In the 18th century, with the rise of Thonburi and Bangkok against Burmese rule, local leaders from Lampang agreed to be their allies. Lamphun was finally freed from the Burmese and ruled by relatives of Lampang's leader, gaining vassal status from Bangkok. Eventually, after the administrative reform of Bangkok government in the late-19th century, Lamphun became, as a province, a part of Siam.[9]
The provincial seal shows the temple Wat Phra That Haripunchai, which was already the main temple of the city Lamphun during Mon times. The gold-covered chedi is said to contain a relic of Buddha.
The provincial flower is the Flame of the Forest (Butea monosperma), and the provincial tree is the Rain Tree (Samanea saman).
The province is divided into eight districts (amphoes). These are further divided into 51 subdistricts (tambons) and 551 villages (mubans).For national elections the province is divided into three constituencies. Constituency 1 covers the Mueang District except Tambon Makhuea Chae; Constituency 2 the districts Pa Sang, Mae Tha, and Tambon Makhuea Chae of Mueang District; and Constituency 3 the districts Ban Hong, Thung Hua Chang, and Li.
As of 26 November 2019 there are:[12] one Lamphun Provincial Administration Organisation (Thai: ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 40 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Lamphun has town (thesaban mueang) status. Further there are 39 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 17 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).[3]
| Health | Education | Employment | Income | |
| 77 | 32 | 18 | 34 | |
| Housing | Family | Transport | Participation | |
| 55 | 31 | 48 | 1 | |
| Province Lamphun, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6416 is "average", occupies place 38 in the ranking. | ||||
| Rank | Classification | |
| 1 - 13 | "high" | |
| 14 - 29 | "somewhat high" | |
| 30 - 45 | "average" | |
| 46 - 61 | "somewhat low" | |
| 62 - 77 | "low" |