566:. Chinese and foreign investors flooded the area, all in search of lucrative teak and business transactions. Missionaries came and built Chiang Mai’s first church along the eastern bank of the river, an area set aside for foreign residents by the ruling government who occupied the safe, flood-free western banks. Land along the banks, including its islands, were repurposed, such as a small island in the river that was donated to an American missionary Dr. James McKean by Chao Inthawarorot Suriyawong in 1907 to become a leper colony. With no cure for leprosy until the 1980s, lepers found relief in their sanctuary from social criticism, many of whom remain at the McKean Rehabilitation Centre today.
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Map of the Chao Phraya River drainage basin showing the Ping River
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Wang River, the main tributary of the Ping, flowing through
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A Ping tributary, the Chaem River flows through the town of
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in 1281. Following his successful conquest, he created
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1513:"Mae Ping River: Lifeline of Chiangmai Province"
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525:in Thai), it forms the Chao Phraya River.
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27:Major Tributary of the Chao Phraya River
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1605:Tributaries of the Chao Phraya River
1600:Geography of Kamphaeng Phet province
576:Tributaries of the Chao Phraya River
517:. At the confluence with the Nan at
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1585:Geography of Chiang Mai province
1517:Chiangmai and Chiangrai Magazine
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1590:Geography of Lamphun province
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133:Physical characteristics
284: • elevation
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203: • elevation
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322: • location
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1595:Geography of Tak province
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1494:. Thai Forest Booking
1329:Chao Phraya Watershed
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1152:Mempin River
1128:Khanat River
1118:Sapuat River
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685: /
648: /
611: /
570:Tributaries
545:Haripunchai
447:Maenam Ping
418:Chaem River
414:Taeng River
376:Tributaries
366:Chao Phraya
362:Progression
270: /
258:100°08′31″E
234:Pak Nam Pho
189: /
155:Doi Thuai,
1574:Categories
1527:2009-04-02
1498:2009-05-20
1478:References
1336:Wang River
1319:Ping Basin
1293:99°00′44″E
1290:19°09′11″N
1281:Ngat River
1256:98°56′49″E
1253:19°06′08″N
1213:98°58′02″E
1210:18°55′13″N
1176:98°58′22″E
1173:18°53′28″N
1093:98°56′29″E
1090:18°32′23″N
1056:98°56′07″E
1053:18°32′33″N
1017:98°51′37″E
1014:18°32′58″N
980:98°51′04″E
977:18°30′05″N
937:98°42′08″E
934:18°25′43″N
900:98°40′55″E
897:18°22′12″N
863:98°38′02″E
860:18°11′19″N
815:98°45′01″E
812:17°41′17″N
778:99°04′00″E
775:17°02′18″N
716:99°03′35″E
713:17°07′25″N
704:Wang River
698:Raka River
673:99°13′05″E
670:16°44′46″N
636:99°16′16″E
633:16°41′02″N
599:99°29′56″E
596:16°29′42″N
553:Chiang Mai
523:Paknam Pho
503:Chiang Mai
470:pronounced
453:pronounced
427:Ping River
402:Wang River
390:Ngad River
301:Basin size
255:15°42′04″N
177:98°50′20″E
174:19°48′45″N
157:Chiang Mai
111:Chiang Mai
85:Chiang Mai
46:Chiang Mai
33:Ping River
1420:Mae Chaem
1238:Nai River
1201:Rim River
1140:Tip River
1134:San River
1081:Tha River
840:Tun River
766:Tak River
559:in 1296.
487:Doi Thuai
479:Nan River
466:น้ำแม่ปิง
435:แม่น้ำปิง
313:Discharge
145:Khun Ping
1345:and the
1164:Sa River
925:Li River
846:Pa River
803:Ko River
398:Li River
81:District
75:Thailand
66:Location
18:Mae Ping
1547:98°58′E
1544:19°30′N
1459:Lampang
1369:Gallery
1327:of the
537:Mengrai
529:History
507:Lamphun
489:in the
442::
119:San Sai
115:Saraphi
89:Lamphun
71:Country
760:Rivers
756:&
379:
316:
293:Length
142:Source
107:Cities
754:Chang
493:, in
217:Mouth
564:Siam
513:and
440:RTGS
431:Thai
425:The
758:Soi
750:Tui
739:Tak
511:Tak
93:Tak
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