Bangkok General Information
: Thailand
: 21 April 2012
: Special Administrative Area
: 7,761.50 km2 (2,996.7sq/mi)
: 12000000 (2010 Census)
: 0.933 (HDI-2009)
: Thailand (UTC+7)
Major Attractions
- Grand Palace & Wat Prakeaw
- Chinatown(Yaowarat)
- Floating Market
- Wat Arun(The Temple of Dawn)
- Wat Pho
- chao Phraya River & Waterways
- Chatuchak Weekend Market
- Soi Cowboy Khao San Road
- Jim Thompson's House
- Bang Khu Wiang Floating Market
Bangkok is the capital of Thailand. It is one of Asia's most cosmopolitan cities, comrising of magnificent Buddhist temples, authentic canals, busy markets and vibrant nightlife that has something for everyone.Bangkok's temples, despite being in the center of a busy metropolis, are some of the finest in all of Asia.It covers an area of more than 1,500 square kilometres, and it is home to approximately ten million people or more than 10% of the country's population.
For years, it was only be a small trading post at the banks of the Chao Phraya River, until King Rama I, the first monarch of the present Chakri dynasty, turned it into the capital of Siam in 1782 renaming it as 'Krung Thep' which means 'city of angles'.Since then, Bangkok turned into a national treasure house and functions as Thailand's spiritual, cultural, political, commercial, educational and diplomatic centre.
