Chiang Mai Metropolitan Area
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The Chiang Mai Metropolitan Area (Thai: เขตนครเชียงใหม่และปริมณฑล) is the urban sprawl of the twin cities of city of Chiang Mai and town of Lamphun. It has an area of around 2,905.13 km² in 2 Province, 2,302.88 km² in Chiang Mai and 602.25 km² in Lamphun. There are 957,634 inhabitants in the metropolitan area. The population density is 329.64 inh/km².
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The Metropolitan Area of Chiang Mai is located within the 8 inner amphoe (districts) of Chiang Mai province and 2 districts in Lamphun Province, northern Thailand. It has 1 City municipality, 1 town municipality and 32 township municipalities.
| District name | Area | Population (2008) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mueang Chiang Mai | 154.2 | 242,739 | 1,592.78 |
| Mueang Lamphun, Lamphun Province | 479.80 | 142,305 | 296.59 |
| San Sai | 285.02 | 110,601 | 388.05 |
| Mae Rim | 443.60 | 86,090 | 194.07 |
| San Pa Tong | 178.18 | 76,276 | 428.08 |
| Saraphi | 97.45 | 75,602 | 775.80 |
| San Kam Phaeng | 197.83 | 75,392 | 381.09 |
| Hang Dong | 277.10 | 65,670 | 309.70 |
| Doi Saket | 671.30 | 65,369 | 97.38 |
| Ban Thi, Lamphun Province | 122.45 | 17,590 | 143.65 |
| Total | 2,905.13 | 957,634 | 329.64 |
