Bangkok

or...Krungthep Mahanakhon Bovorn Ratanakosin Mahintharayuttahaya Mahadilok pop Noparathratchathani Burirom Udomratchanivetmahasathan Amornpiman Avatarnsathit Sakkathattiyavisnukarmprasit

Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, was founded in 1782 and now is a sprawling metropolis of 5.8 million people. The city of Bangkok is situated in a loop of the Chao Phyra River, about 25 miles away from the Gulf of Thailand.

 

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Overview of Bangkok

Markets of Bangkok

Waterways of Bangkok

The Chakri Dynasty

Links to other Bangkok Sites

Sources

 

Written by Emily Stewart for World Urbanization at Macalester College, 1998

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