Bangkok

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Bangkok

Total population

5,527,948

Air quality index

59Moderate

Elevation3 m

WeatherAvg high 89.7°F

Coordinates13.75°, 100.49°

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

Overview

Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and largest 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.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

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

Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Songkhla

Thai Royal (1892–1929)

F

Fua Haripitak

Thai artist (1910-1993)

Sanya Dharmasakti

Thai politician (1907-2002)

Chamlong Srimuang

Thai politician

Dawee Chullasapya

Thai Air Force air marshal

Phraya Anuman Rajadhon

Thai nobleman

L

Lor Tok

Thai actor

P

Pornsak Prajakwit

Singapore television personality

Chaikasem Nitisiri

Thai politician and professor

Phraya Boranratchathanin

Siamese nobleman

Pawana Chanajit

Thai actor

Phumtham Wechayachai

Acting Prime Minister of Thailand from 14 to 16 August 2024 and from July to September 2025

W

Wacharaphon Prasanrachakit

Thai police officer, politician

So Sethaputra

Thai lexicographer and journalist (1904–1970)

Sitthi Chirarot

Thai politician

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

Nearby places in Bangkok

• Parit Baru
  686.9 mi away
• Sungai Lang
  687.4 mi away
• Bagan Terap
  690.6 mi away
• Sabak Bernam
  691 mi away · pop. 106,158
• Kampung Seri Kledang
  691.2 mi away
• FELDA Gedangsa
  694.5 mi away
• Kampung Sungai Nilam
  694.9 mi away
• Kampung Selisek
  695.5 mi away
• Hulu Bernam
  700.1 mi away
• Kalumpang
  702.8 mi away
• FELDA Sungai Tengi
  703.2 mi away
• Kampung Ulu Rening
  714.1 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

Autumn in Bangkok

Jacqueline Gilbert · 1980

Bangkok 8

John Burdett · 2003

Bangkok Haunts

John Burdett · 2007

Bangkok tattoo

John Burdett · 2005

Los pájaros de Bangkok

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán · 1983

Bangkok Tattoo

John Burdett · 2005

Bangkok, Bangkok

Bangkok (Thailand) · 2001

Bangkok

Joe Cummings · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

Seen 2026-10-20

Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird

Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Seen 2026-10-20

Aegus chelifer

Aegus chelifer

Seen 2026-10-19

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-10-19

Discolored Lady Beetle

Micraspis discolor

Seen 2026-10-19

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-10-19

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2026-10-19

Brown Shrike

Lanius cristatus

Seen 2026-10-19

Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth

Spoladea recurvalis

Seen 2026-10-19

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

Gallery

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

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