Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: There are also 2 special governed districts : the capital Bangkok ( Krung Thep Maha Nakhon ) and Pattaya , of which Bangkok is at provincial level and thus often counted as a province .
Simplified: There are also 2 special governed districts : the capital Bangkok ( Krung Thep Maha Nakhon ) and Pattaya .