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| subdivision_type4 = District
| subdivision_name4 = [[Chiang Mai Provinceprovince|Chiang Mai]], [[Lamphun Provinceprovince|Lamphun]], [[Tak Provinceprovince|Tak]], [[Kamphaeng Phet Provinceprovince|Kamphaeng Phet]], [[Nakhon Sawan province|Nakhon Sawan]]
| subdivision_type5 = Cities
| subdivision_name5 = [[Chiang Mai]], [[Saraphi Districtdistrict|Saraphi]], [[San Sai Districtdistrict|San Sai]], [[Mueang Kamphaeng Phet Districtdistrict|Kamphaeng Phet]], [[Banphot Phisai Districtdistrict|Banphot Phisai]]
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| length = {{convert|658|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| source1 = Khun Ping<ref name="source">{{cite web|url=http://www.thaiforestbooking.com/np_home.asp?npid=167&lg=2|title=Chiang Dao National Park|publisher=Thai Forest Booking|access-date=2009-05-20}}</ref>
| source1_location = Doi Thuai, [[Amphoe Chiang DaoMai province|Chiang Dao]], [[Chiang Mai Province]]
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|19|48|45|N|98|50|20|E|display=inline}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1700|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = [[Chao Phraya River]], Pak Nam Pho
| mouth_location = [[Pak Nam Pho]], [[Nakhon Sawan provinceProvince|Nakhon Sawan]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|15.701|100.142|format=dms|display=i}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|25|m|abbr=on}}
| progression = [[Chao Phraya]] → [[Gulf of Thailand]]
| river_system =
| basin_size = {{convert|44688|km2|abbr=on}}
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The '''Ping River''' ({{lang-th|แม่น้ำปิง}}, {{RTGS|''Maenam Ping''}}, {{IPA-th|mɛ̂ː.náːm pīŋ|pron}}); {{lang-nod|น้ำแม่ปิง}}, {{IPA-nod|nâːm mɛ̂ː.pīŋ|pron}}) along with the [[Nan River]], is one of the two main tributaries of the [[Chao Phraya River]].<ref name="trib">{{cite web|url=http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/mae_ping_river.html|title=Mae Ping River: Lifeline of Chiangmai Province|year=2008|work=Chiangmai and Chiangrai Magazine|access-date=2009-04-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129133257/http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/mae_ping_river.html|archive-date=2009-11-29}}</ref> It originates at [[Doi Thuai]] in the [[Daen Lao Range]], in [[Amphoe Chiang Dao|Chiang Dao district]], [[Chiang Mai Provinceprovince]]. After passing [[Chiang Mai]], it flows through the provinces of [[Lamphun province|Lamphun]], [[Tak province|Tak]], and [[Kamphaeng Phet Provinceprovince|Kamphaeng Phet]]. At the confluence with the Nan River at [[Nakhon Sawan]] (also named ''Paknam Pho'' in Thai), it forms the Chao Phraya River.
 
==History==
Evidence shows that habitation along the Ping River dates back to 1500 BCE. At that time it controlled trading routes between Yunnan and the Chao Phraya basin.
 
[[Mangrai|Mengrai]], a ruler and conqueror from [[Xishuangbanna]], turned south to create an alternative "silk road" along the Ping River itself and captured [[Haripunchai]] in 1281. Following his successful conquest, he created [[Wiang Kum Kam]] as his capital before abandoning it following nearly a decade of floods, finally moving kilometres north to establish [[Chiang Mai]] as the capital of the [[Kingdom of Lanna]] in 1296.
 
In the 20th century, the Ping River became a part of [[Siam]]. 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.
 
==Tributaries==
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==Ping Basin==
The Ping Basin is one of the largest [[drainage basinsbasin]]s of the [[Chao Phraya River|Chao Phraya Watershed]], draining {{convert|33896|km2|mi2}} of land.
 
The greater Ping Basin, i.e. the basin of the entire Ping river system including its tributary the [[Wang River]], drains a total of {{convert|44688|km2|mi2}}.
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[[Category:Geography of Tak province]]
[[Category:Geography of Kamphaeng Phet province]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Chao Phraya River]]
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