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Lamphun
Thailand
Also known as: Lampoon
Lamphun, town, northern Thailand. Lamphun is an old walled town on the Kuang River, 16 miles (26 km) south of Chiang Mai. Although located on the Bangkok–Chiang Mai railway, it lost its commercial importance to Chiang Mai after 1921. Wat Phra That Haripunjaya is Lamphun’s most famous temple; the intricate doors of its sanctuary are covered in gold leaf. Neighbouring Pa Sang produces colourful cotton cloth as a major cottage industry. Pop. (2000 prelim.) town, 43,164.
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