North
Northern Thailand shares borders with Myanmar and Laos, as well as with the Central Plains and Isaan.
Chiang Mai
Twin peaks rise above the city, with Doi Pui topping 1 700 metres and Doi Suthep exceeding 1 600 metres, framing Chiang Mai’s skyline in the Thai highlands. The city lies about 700 km north of Bangkok, occupying a basin on the Ping River in northern Thailand. With roughly 127 000 residents inside its municipal limits and an urban population of about 1.2 million, it serves as the provincial capital and a cultural hub.
Explore PlaceChiang Rai
The city where an earthquake in 1432 split a chedi and revealed the jade figure later known as the Emerald Buddha first entered recorded history. Chiang Rai is the northernmost major city of Thailand, situated in the Mueang Chiang Rai District of Chiang Rai Province. With roughly 70,000 residents it serves as a regional hub while carrying the UNESCO Creative Cities Network designation as a Design City.
Explore PlaceMore about North
Surrounded by the tallest mountains in Thailand, Northern Thailand is cooler than the rest of the usually sweltering country and thus particularly popular in December and January. In the mountains at night temperatures occasionally dip below freezing, although in the plains the daily average is rarely less than 25 Centigrade.
Culturally, Northern Thailand shows heavy influences from the neighboring cultures of Myanmar and Yunnan (China). The kingdoms of Lanna (centered at Chiang Mai) and Sukhothai were the first historical Thai nations.
Much of northern Thailand was for a long time off limits due to a series of Communist insurgencies and Myanmar's drug battles and civil wars spilling over the border. Both problems have been largely resolved, although caution is still advised near the border with Myanmar in the provinces of Tak and Mae Hong Son.
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