Bangkok
กรุงเทพมหานคร
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Krung Thep Maha Nakhon | |
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 | |
• 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]
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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 |
Bangkok
กรุงเทพมหานคร
|
|
---|---|
Krung Thep Maha Nakhon | |
Nickname(s):
City of Angels, The Big Mango
|
|
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]
|
|
• 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###
|
Area code | 02 |
ISO 3166 code | TH-10 |
Website | main |