about Bangkok
city
Bangkok is the capital and the most Populous city of Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (กรุงเทพมหานคร, pronounced [TEP mahǎː KRunner nákʰɔ̄ːn] (list)) or simply Krung Thep About this sound (help · info). The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometers (605.7 sq) in the Chao Phraya River delta in Central Thailand, and has a population of over 8 million, or 12.6 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region, making an extreme primate city of Bangkok, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centers in terms of Importance.