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Uploaded by CloverTV on Jul 1, 2009
Bangkok
Country Thailand
Settled Ayutthaya Period
Founded as capital 21 April 1782
Government
- Type Special administrative area
- Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra
Area
- City 1,568.737 km2 (605.7 sq mi)
- Metro 7,761.50 km2 (2,996.7 sq mi)
Population (July 2007)
- City 8,160,522
- Density 4,051/km2 (10,492/sq mi)
- Metro 10,061,726
- Metro Density 1,296.36/km2 (3,357.6/sq mi)
- Demonym Bangkokian
Time zone Thailand (UTC+7)
ISO 3166-2 TH-10
Website http://www.bma.go.th
Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall
The city of Bangkok (Thai: บางกอก Th-Bangkok.ogg) is the capital, largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai as Krung Thep Mahanakhon or กรุงเทพฯ Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom. It came to the forefront of Siam when it was given the status as the capital city in 1768 after the burning of Ayutthaya. However, the current Rattanakosin Kingdom did not begin until 1782 when the capital was moved across the river by Rama I after the death of King Taksin. The Rattanakosin capital is now more formally called "Phra Nakhon" (Thai: พระนคร), pertaining to the ancient boundaries in the metropolis' core and the name Bangkok now incorporates the urban build-up since the 18th century which has its own public administration and governor.
In the span of over two hundred years, Bangkok has grown to become the political, social and economic center of not only Thailand but for Indochina and South East Asia. Its influence in the arts, politics, fashion, education and entertainment as well as being a business, financial and cultural center of Asia has given Bangkok the status of a global city.
Bangkok is the world's 22nd largest city by population with approximately 8,160,522 registered residents (July 2007).
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me too, but hong kong is even more like new york than bangkok. gonna visit in november-december both places...
CloverTV 6 months ago
Yeah, but if you like NYC then you should visit also Hong Kong which is moving also very fast. I´m going there again in next autumn. If you like Bangkok you can feel the same buzz all the time also in Hong Kong. And compared to New York there is not drug addicts and homeless people roaming on the streets at night time.....
CloverTV 11 months ago