Bangkok
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 | |
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.
Names
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]- ↑ "Biggest Cities In Thailand". WorldAtlas. 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
- ↑ "Protocol and International Affairs". DC Office of the Secretary. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ↑ "Existing Sister Cities". City of Manila. Archived from the original on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ↑ "St. Petersburg in figures > International and Interregional Ties". Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ ""Agreement of Sister City Relations"". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "Bangkok er ny vennskapsby" Archived 2015-01-06 at the Wayback Machine. Adresseavisen. Retrieved on 29 May 2009.
- ↑ ">Istanbul and Bangkok Become Sister Cities". Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "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
[change | change source]- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Bangkok Tourism Division Archived 2017-05-12 at the Wayback Machine