Bangkok

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Bangkok

Total population

5,527,948

Air quality index

34Good

Coordinates13.75°, 100.49°

Demographic figures from National Statistical Office of Thailand. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bangkok, officially known as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 9.1 million people as of 2024, 15.9% of the country's population. Over 17.4 million people live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region as of the 2021 estimate, making Bangkok a megacity and an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Mongkut

King of Siam from 1851 to 1868

Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince Father

Thai prince (1892–1929)

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Fua Haripitak

Thai artist (1910-1993)

Sanya Dharmasakti

Thai politician (1907-2002)

Chamlong Srimuang

Thai politician

Kriengsak Kovitvanit

Thai cardinal

Chuwit Kamolvisit

Thai politician

Dawee Chullasapya

Thai Air Force air marshal

Berkrerk Chartvanchai

Thai boxer (1944–2022)

Phraya Anuman Rajadhon

Thai nobleman

Lek Viriyaphant

Thai businessman

L

Lor Tok

Thai actor

P

Pornsak Prajakwit

Singapore television personality

K

Kunoi Vithichai

Thai boxer

Kamron Samboonnanon

actor (1920-1969)

Phraya Boranratchathanin

Siamese nobleman

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bangkok

• Panichishte
  4932.4 mi away
• Saparevo
  4932.5 mi away
• Sapareva Banya
  4934 mi away
• Ovchartsi
  4936.1 mi away
• Pastra
  4936.6 mi away
• Krainitsi
  4937.2 mi away
• Resilovo
  4937.7 mi away
• Padala
  4938 mi away
• Cherven Breg
  4938.7 mi away
• Samoranovo
  4939.1 mi away
• Bistritsa
  4939.2 mi away
• Yahinovo
  4940.4 mi away

Browse all places in Bangkok →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bangkok

Bangkok 8

John Burdett · 2003

Autumn in Bangkok

Jacqueline Gilbert · 1980

Bangkok Haunts

John Burdett · 2007

Bangkok tattoo

John Burdett · 2005

Bangkok, Bangkok

Bangkok (Thailand) · 2001

Bangkok

Joe Cummings · 1994

Bangkok Tattoo

John Burdett · 2005

The Damage Done

Warren Fellows · 1997

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Greater Coucal

Centropus sinensis

Seen 2026-06-27

Indo-Chinese Rat Snake

Ptyas korros

Seen 2026-06-27

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

Seen 2026-06-27

Green Pergesa Hawkmoth

Pergesa acteus

Seen 2026-06-27

Kramer's Pit Viper

Trimeresurus macrops

Seen 2026-06-26

Dragon-tail

Epipremnum pinnatum

Seen 2026-06-26

Whitespot

Aplocheilus armatus

Seen 2026-06-26

Fragrant flatsedge

Cyperus odoratus

Seen 2026-06-26

Great Myna

Acridotheres grandis

Seen 2026-06-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bangkok, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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