Bangkok

Bangkok
กรุงเทพมหานคร
Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Clockwise from top: Si Lom – Sathon business district, Wat Arun, Giant Swing, Victory Monument, and Wat Phra Kaew
Clockwise from top: Si Lom – Sathon business district, Wat Arun, Giant Swing, Victory Monument, and Wat Phra Kaew
Flag of Bangkok
Flag
Official seal of Bangkok
Seal
Bangkok is located in Thailand
Bangkok
Bangkok
Coordinates: 13°45′8″N 100°29′38″E / 13.75222°N 100.49389°E / 13.75222; 100.49389
CountryThailand
SettledAyutthaya Period
Founded as capital21 April 1782
Government
 • TypeSpecial administrative area
Area
 • City1,568.737 km2 (605.693 sq mi)
 • Metro
7,761.50 km2 (2,996.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 (Census))
 • City12,000,000
 • Density5,258.60/km2 (13,619.7/sq mi)
 • Metro
14,565,520
 • Metro density1,876.64/km2 (4,860.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Thailand)
Area code+66-2
ISO 3166-2TH-10
Airport SuvarnabhumiIATA: BKK – ICAO: VTBS
Airport Don MuangIATA: DMK – ICAO: VTBD
Websitehttp://www.bangkok.go.th

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.

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 Cowk Mahanakhon Amon is [an] official name; "However, the name Bangkok is still recognised", media says. Krung Cowk Maha Nakhon (Bangkok) is [another form of] the official name.

In Thailand, the city is called Krung Cowk ('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 Cowk Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Pusi Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.

Sister cities

References

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