Bangkok
Bangkok (Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร) is the capital city of Thailand. In 2010, the city had a population of 9,100,000 people. Since Bangkok has more than 55 times as many people as the second largest city, Nonthaburi, it is a primate city.[1]
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กรุงเทพมหานคร | |
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| Krung Thep Maha Nakhon | |
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| Coordinates: 13°45′8″N 100°29′38″E / 13.75222°N 100.49389°ECoordinates: 13°45′8″N 100°29′38″E / 13.75222°N 100.49389°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Settled | Ayutthaya Period |
| Founded as capital | 21 April 1782 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special administrative area |
| Area | |
| • City | 1,568.737 km2 (605.693 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 7,761.50 km2 (2,996.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 (Census)) | |
| • City | 12,000,000 |
| • Density | 5,258.60/km2 (13,619.7/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 14,565,520 |
| • Metro density | 1,876.64/km2 (4,860.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Thailand) |
| ISO 3166-2 | TH-10 |
| Airport Suvarnabhumi | IATA: BKK – ICAO: VTBS |
| Airport Don Muang | IATA: DMK – ICAO: VTBD |
| Website | http://www.bangkok.go.th |
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Bangkok has a tropical savanna climate (Aw in the Koeppen climate classification).
Bangkok is the world's most popular tourist destination; 23 million visitors stay overnight there per year. The main airport is Suvarnabhumi, 30 kilometers east of Bangkok.
Names
Krung Thep Maha Nakhon is [an] official name;[2] "However, the name Bangkok is still recognised", media says.[3] Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok)[2] is [another form of] the official name.
In Thailand, the city is called Krung Thep ('city of angels'); The name is short form of a ceremonial name from the rule of one king between 1851 and 1868; The full ceremonial name is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit. A nickname for Bangkok, is The Big Mango.
Sister cities
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Washington, D.C., United States[4]
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China (PRC)
- 23x15px Moscow, Russia
- 23x15px Manila, Philippines (1997)[5]
- 23x15px Saint Petersburg, Russia (1997)[6]
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chaozhou, China (PRC) (2005)[7]
Seoul, South Korea (2006)
Ankara, Turkey (2006)- File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Hanoi, Vietnam (2006)
- 23x15px Ulanbator, Mongolia (2006)
- 23x15px Brisbane, Australia (2007)
- 23x15px Milan, Italy (2007)
- 23x15px Liverpool, United Kingdom (2007)
- 23x15px Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (2007)
- 23x15px Budapest, Hungary (2007)
- 23x15px Sydney, Australia (2007)
- 23x15px Perth, Australia (2007)
- 23x15px Stjørdal, Norway (2009)[8]
- Istanbul, Turkey (2009)[9]
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland (2009)[source?]
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Ragunda, Sweden[10][11]
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Bangkok Media
- La Loubere map of Bangkok (English).jpg
Map of 17th-century Bangkok, from Simon de la Loubère's Du Royaume de Siam
- View of Bangkok by John Heaviside Clark 1828 Colored.jpg
Engraving of the city from British diplomat John Crawfurd's embassy in 1828
- Full name of Bangkok.JPG
The city's ceremonial name is displayed in front of Bangkok City Hall.
- Bangkok satellite city-area.jpg
The city of Bangkok is highlighted in this satellite image of the lower Chao Phraya delta. The built-up urban area extends northward and southward into Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan provinces.
- Chaophrayashortcut.jpg
Bangkok's major canals are shown in this map, detailing the original course of the river and its shortcut canals.
- Bangkok, Thailand Population Density and Low Elevation Coastal Zones (5457306973).jpg
Bangkok population density and low elevation coastal zones. Bangkok is especially vulnerable to sea level rise.
- Chao Phraya River view from the State Tower, Bangkok 2017.jpg
View of the Chao Phraya River looking south from Bang Rak, 2017
- บรรยากาศงาน อุ่นไอรัก คลายความหนาว ครั้งที่ 2 (38).jpg
The Royal Plaza in Dusit District was inspired by King Chulalongkorn's visits to Europe.
- View from Baiyoke Sky Hotel, Bangkok (7053110333) cropped.jpg
The Sukhumvit area appears as a sea of high-rise buildings from Baiyoke Tower II, the tallest building in Bangkok from 1997 to 2015.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Biggest Cities In Thailand" (in en). WorldAtlas. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/biggest-cities-in-thailand.html. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2265291/city-name-row-stings-orst. Retrieved 17 February 2022
- ↑ https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2265087/bangkok-will-be-officially-called-krung-thep-maha-nakhon. Bangkok Post. Retrieved 16 February 2022
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- ↑ "Bangkok er ny vennskapsby" Archived 2015-01-06 at the Wayback Machine. Adresseavisen. Retrieved on 29 May 2009.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ "Bangkok besöker Ragunda" Archived 2013-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. Ragunda kommun. Retrieved on 14 november 2009. (in Swedish)
- ↑ "Ragunda kommun får besök från sin vänort Bangkok" Archived 2013-08-25 at the Wayback Machine. Ragunda kommun. Retrieved on 14 november 2009. (in Swedish)
Other websites
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- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Bangkok Tourism Division Archived 2017-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
