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]
Bangkok กรุงเทพมหานคร | |
|---|---|
| Krung Thep Maha Nakhon | |
 Clockwise from top: Si Lom – Sathon business district, Wat Arun, Giant Swing, Victory Monument, and Wat Phra Kaew | |
 Flag .svg) Seal | |
  Bangkok | |
| Coordinates: 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) |
| Area code | +66-2 |
| ISO 3166-2 | TH-10 |
| Airport Suvarnabhumi | IATA: BKK – ICAO: VTBS |
| Airport Don Muang | IATA: DMK – ICAO: VTBD |
| Website | http://www.bangkok.go.th |
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
Washington, D.C., United States[4]
Beijing, China (PRC)
Moscow, Russia
Manila, Philippines (1997)[5]- Saint Petersburg, Russia (1997)[6]
- Chaozhou, China (PRC) (2005)[7]
Seoul, South Korea (2006)
Ankara, Turkey (2006)
Hanoi, Vietnam (2006)
Ulanbator, Mongolia (2006)
Brisbane, Australia (2007)
Milan, Italy (2007)
Liverpool, United Kingdom (2007)
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (2007)
Budapest, Hungary (2007)- Sydney, Australia (2007)
- Perth, Australia (2007)
Stjørdal, Norway (2009)[8]- Istanbul, Turkey (2009)[9]
Gdańsk, Poland (2009) [source?]
Ragunda, Sweden[10][11]
References
Other websites
- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Bangkok Tourism Division Archived 2017-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
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