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Bangkok
กรุงเทพมหานคร
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| Krung Thep Maha Nakhon | |
From top, left to right:
Sathon business district,
Wat Benchamabophit,
Grand Palace,
Giant Swing,
Democracy Monument, and
Wat Arun
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| Nickname(s):
City of Angels, The Big Mango
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| Coordinates: 13°45′09″N 100°29′39″E / 13.75250°N 100.49417°E / 13.75250; 100.49417[1] | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Region | Central Thailand |
| First settlements | c. 15th century |
| Founded as capital | 21 April 1782 |
| Re-incorporated | 13 December 1972 |
| Founded by | Rama I |
| Governing body | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special administrative area |
| • Governor | Chadchart Sittipunt (Indp.) |
| Area | |
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• City
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1,568.737 km2 (605.693 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 7,761.6 km2 (2,996.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
| Population
(2010 census)
[4]
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• City
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8,305,218 |
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• Estimate
(2021)
[5]
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9,034,000 |
| • Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 17,400,000 |
| • Metro density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bangkokian |
| GDP | |
| • City | baht 5.747 trillion (US$ 164 billion) (2022) |
| • Metro | baht 8.096 trillion (US$ 232 billion) (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
| Postal code |
10###
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| Area code | 02 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-10 |
| Website | main |
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Bangkok
กรุงเทพมหานคร
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|---|---|
| Krung Thep Maha Nakhon | |
|
From top, left to right:
Sathon business district,
Wat Benchamabophit,
Grand Palace,
Giant Swing,
Democracy Monument, and
Wat Arun
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|
|
Seal
|
|
| Nickname(s):
City of Angels, The Big Mango
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|
|
Show Bangkok
Show Thailand
Show Asia
|
|
| Coordinates: 13°45′09″N 100°29′39″E / 13.75250°N 100.49417°E / 13.75250; 100.49417[1] | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Region | Central Thailand |
| First settlements | c. 15th century |
| Founded as capital | 21 April 1782 |
| Re-incorporated | 13 December 1972 |
| Founded by | Rama I |
| Governing body | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special administrative area |
| • Governor | Chadchart Sittipunt (Indp.) |
| Area | |
|
• City
|
1,568.737 km2 (605.693 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 7,761.6 km2 (2,996.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
| Population
(2010 census)
[4]
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|
|
• City
|
8,305,218 |
|
• Estimate
(2021)
[5]
|
9,034,000 |
| • Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 17,400,000 |
| • Metro density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bangkokian |
| GDP | |
| • City | baht 5.747 trillion (US$ 164 billion) (2022) |
| • Metro | baht 8.096 trillion (US$ 232 billion) (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
| Postal code |
10###
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| Area code | 02 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-10 |
| Website | main |
