Ban Chiang

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Ban Chiang

Total population

3,000

Land area30 km²

WeatherAvg high 87.8°F

Coordinates17.41°, 103.24°

Demographic figures from National Statistical Office of Thailand. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ban Chiang is an archaeological site in Nong Han district, Udon Thani province, Thailand. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992. Discovered in 1966, the site first attracted interest due to its ancient red-painted pottery. Furthermore, Ban Chiang is a significant site known for its archaeological evidence of early agriculture and its strong influence of culture depicted through artwork specifically seen in the red-painted pottery. Ban Chiang’s long history of site history and metal craftsmanship shows the biological and cultural changes over time and their influences on the community. More recently, it gained international attention in 2008 when the United States Department of Justice, following an undercover investigation begun in 2003, raided several museums for their role in trafficking in Ban Chiang antiquities.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Nearby places in Udon Thani

• Jeongok-ri
  1973.9 mi away
• Sangan-ri
  1974.9 mi away
• Sindae-ri
  1977.9 mi away
• Songnim-ri
  1981.9 mi away
• Deogu-ri
  1983.6 mi away
• Yongsu-ri
  1986.9 mi away
• Songna-ri
  1987.8 mi away
• Masan-ri
  1988.5 mi away
• Yulsaeng-ri
  1989.5 mi away
• Yongdu-ri
  1990 mi away
• Daepo-ri
  1990 mi away
• Chowonji-ri
  1990.2 mi away

Browse all places in Udon Thani →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ban Chiang

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Spotted Dove

Spilopelia chinensis

Seen 2026-08-27

Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth

Hippotion rosetta

Seen 2026-05-28

Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Seen 2026-03-27

Laotian Giant Scorpion

Heterometrus laoticus

Seen 2025-12-15

Golden Tree Snake

Chrysopelea ornata

Seen 2025-12-01

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2025-11-19

Vietnamese Centipede

Scolopendra dehaani

Seen 2025-10-20

Pila pesmei

Pila pesmei

Seen 2025-09-30

Xylotrupes socrates siamensis

Xylotrupes socrates siamensis

Seen 2025-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).