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LAMPANG PROVINCE
Formerly associated with the logging trade, today Lampang is more closely linked to indus-
tries such as mining and ceramics. It's a vast, mountainous province known for its natural
beauty, a pleasant provincial capital, and some of northern Thailand's most emblematic
Buddhist temples.
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Lampang
POP 59,000
Boasting lumbering elephants, the elegant mansions of former lumber barons and impress-
ive (and in many cases, timber-based) Lanna-era temples, Lampang seems to unite every
northern Thai cliché - but in a good way. Despite all this, the city sees relatively few visit-
ors, giving it more of an 'undiscovered' feel than some of the more touristed destinations in
the north.
