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Ping River
river, Thailand
Also known as: Mae Nam Ping
Ping River, river in northwestern Thailand, one of the headstreams of the Chao Phraya River. It rises on the Thailand-Myanmar (Burma) border in the Daen Lao Range and flows south-southeast. The Wang River is its main tributary. At Ban Pak Nam Pho the Ping joins the combined Nan and Yom rivers to form the Chao Phraya after a course of some 370 miles (590 km). Important towns on its banks are Chiang Mai, Tak, and Kamphaeng Phet. A major dam north of Tak supplies hydroelectric power.
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