Bangkok

**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.

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

**Krung Thep Maha Nakhon** is [an] official name; "However, the name Bangkok is still recognised", media says. **Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok)** 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

- Washington, D.C., United States
- Beijing, China (PRC)
- Moscow, Russia
- Manila, Philippines (1997)
- Saint Petersburg, Russia (1997)
- Chaozhou, China (PRC) (2005)
- 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)
- Istanbul, Turkey (2009)
- Gdańsk, Poland (2009)
- Ragunda, Sweden

## Related pages

- The 900 square meter sinkhole (year 2025)

## Other websites

- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
- Bangkok Tourism Division

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Bangkok
- **official name**: Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
- **native name**: กรุงเทพมหานคร
- **image skyline**: Bangkok montage 2.jpg
- **image caption**: Clockwise from top: Si Lom – Sathon business district, Wat Arun, Giant Swing, Victory Monument (Bangkok), Victory Monument, and Wat Phra Kaew
- **image flag**: Flag of Bangkok.svg
- **image seal**: Seal_Bangkok_Metropolitan_Admin_(green).svg
- **pushpin map**: Thailand
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Thailand
- **government type**: Administrative divisions of Thailand, Special administrative area
- **leader title**: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Governor
- **established title**: Settled
- **established date**: Ayutthaya Kingdom, Ayutthaya Period
- **established title2**: Founded as capital
- **established date2**: 21 April 1782
- **area total km2**: 1568.737
- **area metro km2**: 7761.50
- **population as of**: 2010 (Census)
- **population total**: 12000000
- **population density km2**: 5258.60
- **population metro**: 14565520
- **population density metro km2**: 1876.64
- **population density blank1 km2**: (Provinces of Thailand, 1st)
- **timezone**: Thailand
- **utc offset**: +7
- **area code**: +66-2
- **blank name**: ISO 3166-2:TH, ISO 3166-2
- **blank info**: TH-10
- **blank1 name**: Airport Suvarnabhumi
- **blank1 info**: Suvarnabhumi Airport, IATA: BKK – ICAO: VTBS
- **blank2 name**: Airport Don Muang
- **blank2 info**: Don Mueang International Airport, IATA: DMK – ICAO: VTBD
- **website**: http://www.bangkok.go.th