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Bangkok
กรุงเทพมหานคร | |
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| Krung Thep Maha Nakhon | |
 Clockwise from top: Si Lom – Sathon business district, Wat Arun, Giant Swing, Victory Monument, and Wat Phra Kaew | |
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  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 (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 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.
- ↑ "Biggest Cities In Thailand". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2018-11-30.