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Chiang Mai
City population
127,240
#27
in Thailand
#1
in Chiang Mai
#4,498
worldwide
18.790, 98.985 · 583 km from Bangkok
About Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai is a city in Chiang Mai, Thailand with a population of 127,240. It is the 27th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Thailand, and the 4,498th largest worldwide. It lies 583 km from Bangkok.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Chiang Mai
Rank in region
#1of 4
Coordinates
18.790, 98.985
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in ThailandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.