Map of Chiang Mai - area maps
This Chiang Mai map can help you to plan your trip and get a perspective of the city. We've included maps of Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand for your convenience.
Click on the areas below for a zoomable map of Chiang Mai.
Getting around the city by bike or foot is easy and the square mile-sized old town is encompassed by the landmark moat. A Chiang Mai map is found on the centre spread of local tourist magazines such as Guidelines, which are distributed free. Maps are also produced by local advertising agencies and widely available. Since there are plenty of one-way streets and windy lanes it's useful to have a map handy when exploring Chiang Mai.
There are also several good Northern Thailand and Chiang Mai maps on sale locally. We recommend the GT Riders Mae Hong Son loop maps for exploring the region.
Geography of Chiang Mai - maps
Looking at the Chiang Mai map, the city consists of the old town, developed 700 years ago on a cardinal compass point axis, and a newer section that is sandwiched between the eastern side of the moat and the Ping river -approximate 1km east. Here you'll find the busy night market area, hotels and more tourist services on the map. Thapae Gate can be considered the informal central landmark of the city.
Plush up-market suburbs and tree lined avenues are found east of the river on our Chiang Mai map, along with the train station - 3kms from Thapae Gate. West of the old town is the trendy Nimminhemin area which is popular with local ex-pats. The airport is located southwest on maps of Chiang Mai. A series of new concentric ring-roads surround greater Chiang Mai, where many of the middle-class housing estates are being developed.
The popular Mae Sa valley recreational nature area is located in Mae Rim district, 20kms North of the city. The new Night Safari and Royal Flora Expo grounds are southwest of the airport, approximately 10kms from the city centre.
Chiang Mai is located in the broad and fertile Ping river valley. The landmark Doi Suithep/Pui mountain rises to the rest while the Mon Larn range runs along the east side, 40kms across the valley floor. The valley itself stretches North and South for about 50kms in each direction, while manifold ranges stretch east and west across Northern Thailand's map.
Maps of the area show a mountainous region typified by windy roads and few settlements. Historically the main cities have been located in the large valleys where rice cultivation could take place on a large scale. The ancient Lanna kingdom encompassed most of the area bound by the present northern Burma border and stretched as far south as Lampang.
- Pictures of Chiang Mai and the North
- Hotels in Chiang Mai
- Sightseeing and tours of Chiang Mai
- Getting around Chiang Mai
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