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Ping River

The 368th longest river in the world

800 km

The Ping River (pronounced [mɛ̂ː.náːm pīŋ], Northern ᨶᩣᩴ᩶ᩯᨾ᩵ᨻᩥᨦ᩠ᨣ᩺, pronounced [nâːm mɛ̂ː pīŋ]) along with the Nan River, is one of the two main tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. It originates at Doi Thuai in the Daen Lao Range, in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai province. After passing Chiang Mai, it flows through the provinces of Lamphun, Tak and Kamphaeng Phet. At the confluence with the Nan at Nakhon Sawan (also named Paknam Pho in Thai), it forms the Chao Phraya.

Flows through: Thailand.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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