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Chng M, smtms wrttn s Chngm r Chngm, s th lrgst cty n nrthrn Thlnd, th cptl f Chng M prvnc nd th scnd lrgst cty n Thlnd. t s 700 km (435 m) nrth f Bngkk n mntns rgn clld th Th hghlnds nd hs ppltn f 1.2 mlln ppl s f 2022, whch s mr thn 66 prcnt f th ttl ppltn f Chng M prvnc (1.8 mlln). Chng M (mnng "nw cty" n Th) ws fndd n 1296 s th nw cptl f Ln N, sccdng th frmr cptl, Chng R.: 208–209  Th cty's lctn n th Png Rvr ( mjr trbtry f th Ch Phry Rvr) nd ts prxmty t mjr trdng rts cntrbtd t ts hstrc mprtnc. Th cty mncplty f Chng M (thsbn nkhn) ffclly nly cvrs prts (40.2 km2) f th Mng Chng M dstrct n th cty cntr nd hs ppltn f 127,000. Ths cnss r dts bck t 1983 whn Chng M's mncpl r ws nlrgd fr th frst nd lst tm snc bcmng th frst Cty Mncplty n Thlnd (thn ndr Sm) n 1935. Th cty's sprwl hs snc xtndd nt svrl nghbrng dstrcts, nmly Hng Dng n th sth, M Rm n th nrth, Sthp n th wst nd Sn Kmphng n th st, frmng th Chng M rbn r wth vr mlln rsdnts. Th cty mncplty s sbdvdd nt fr khwng (lctrl wrds): Nkhn Png, Srwch, Mngr, nd Kwl. Th frst thr r n th wst bnk f th Png Rvr, nd Kwl s n th st bnk. Nkhn Png Dstrct nclds th nrthrn prt f th cty. Srwch, Mngr, nd Kwl cnsst f th wstrn, sthrn, nd strn prts, rspctvly. Th cty cntr—wthn th cty wlls—s mstly wthn Srwch wrd.