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   Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 9.0 million as of 2021, 13% of the country's population.

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     Bangkok, the centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, has...

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     The history of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, dates at...

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     Motorway 7 connects the airport, Bangkok, and the heavily...

   • Rail Transport in Bangkok

     Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal. Bangkok is the location...

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     Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram (Thai:...

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2. www.britannica.com › place › BangkokBangkok | Location, History, Population, Map, & Facts ...

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   3 days ago · Bangkok, city, capital, and chief port of Thailand. It is located on the delta of the Chao Phraya River, about 25 miles (40 km) from the Gulf of Thailand. Bangkok is the only cosmopolitan city in a country of small towns and villages and is Thailand’s cultural and commercial center.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ThailandThailand - Wikipedia

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   Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 70 million, it spans 513,120 square kilometres (198,120 sq mi).

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4. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › BangkokBangkok - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   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).

   • Founded as capital: 21 April 1782
   • Government Type: Special administrative area

   • Country: Thailand
   • Settled: Ayutthaya Period

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   Why is Bangkok called 'Krung Thep maha nakhon'?

   • King Phutthayotfa Chulalok, who succeeded Taksin, moved the capital to the eastern bank in 1782, to which the city dates its foundation under its current Thai name, "Krung Thep Maha Nakhon". Bangkok has since undergone tremendous changes, growing rapidly, especially in the second half of the 20th century, to become the primate city of Thailand.

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   Why is Bangkok called Sia-Yut'hia?

   • While settlements on both banks were commonly called Bangkok, both the Burney Treaty of 1826 and the Roberts Treaty of 1833 refer to the capital as the City of Sia-Yut'hia. King Mongkut (Rama IV) would later give the city its full ceremonial name:

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   Is Bangkok a cosmopolitan city?

   • Bangkok is a cosmopolitan city; the census showed that it is home to 567,120 expatriates from Asian countries (including 71,024 Chinese and 63,069 Japanese nationals), 88,177 from Europe, 32,241 from the Americas, 5,856 from Oceania and 5,758 from Africa.

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   When did Bangkok get its name Thonburi Si Mahasamut?

   • Specific mention of the town was first made in the royal chronicles from the reign of King Maha Chakkraphat (1548–1568), giving its name as Thonburi Si Mahasamut ( ธนบุรีศรีมหาสมุทร ). Bangkok was probably a colloquial name, albeit one widely adopted by foreign visitors.

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6. en.wikivoyage.org › wiki › BangkokBangkok – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

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   Bangkok is a huge city with several district articles that contain information about specific sights, restaurants, and accommodation. Bangkok ( Thai: กรุงเทพฯ Krung Thep) is the capital and largest city of Thailand. With a population of over eleven million inhabitants, Bangkok is by far Thailand's main city, with the urban ...