Bangkok River

The Chao Phraya River is the major river in , with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through and then into the Gulf of Thailand.
  • Stream
  • Description: largest river in Thailand
  • Also known as
    “Bangkok”
    “Chan Fya”
    “Chao Bhraya”
    “Chao Buraya”
    “Chao Phaya”
    “Chao Phraya River”
    “Chaupaya”
    “Chow Phya River”
    “Mae Nam Chao Burayā”
    “Mae Nam Chao Phraya”
    “Maenam Chao Praya”
    “Maenam River”
    “Menam Chan Fya”
    “Mēnam Chao Bhrayā”
    “Menam Chao Phaya”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Ancient Siam and Wat Asokaram.
Theme park
is a museum park featuring replicas of famous Siamese sites.
3½ km northeast of Bangkok River
Buddhist temple
is a Buddhist temple.
Phra is a water fortress…
3 km west of Bangkok River

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samut Prakan.
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Latitude
13.53333° or 13° 32′ north
Longitude
100.60214° or 100° 36′ 8″ east
Open location code
7P52GJM2+8V
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Bangkok River” goes by many names.
Chao PhrayaAfrikaans
تشاو فراياArabic
نهر تشاو فراياArabic
Մենամ Չաո ՊրայաArmenian
Ríu Chao PhrayaAsturian
Chao PhrayaBasque
MenamBasque
Менам-Чао-ПраяBelarusian
Мэнам-Чао-ПраяBelarusian
চাও ফ্রায়া নদীBengali
Chao PhrayaBreton
МенамBulgarian
Чао ПраяBulgarian
ကျောက်ဖယားမြစ်Burmese
Chao PhrayaCatalan
Mae Nam Chao PhrayaCebuano
Salog Chao PhrayaCentral Bikol
昭披耶河Chinese
昭拍耶河Chinese
湄南河Chinese
Čao-PrajaCzech
Chao PhrayaCzech
MenamCzech
Menam-Čao-PrajaCzech
Chao PhrayaDanish
Chao PrayaDanish
Chao PhrayaDutch
Chao Phraya rivierDutch
MenamDutch
نهر تشاو فراياEgyptian Arabic
Ĉao FrajaEsperanto
Chao PhrayaEstonian
Mae NamEstonian
MenamEstonian
Chao PhrayaFinnish
Chao PhrayaGalician
Río Chao PhrayaGalician
მენამიGeorgian
צ’או פראיהHebrew
चाओ फ्रया नदीHindi
CsaophrajaHungarian
Chao PhrayaIndonesian
Sungai Chao PhrayaIndonesian
Abhainn Chao PhrayaIrish
Chao PhrayaItalian
MenamItalian
Menam Chao PhrayaItalian
チャオプラヤー川Japanese
チャオプラヤー河Japanese
チャオプラヤ川Japanese
メナム川Japanese
Chao PhrayaJavanese
Kali Chao PhrayaJavanese
Манам-Чао-ПраяKazakh
ទន្លេចៅព្រះយាKhmer
Менам-Чао-ПраяKirghiz
메남Korean
메남 강Korean
짜오프라야강Korean
차오프라야 강Korean
çemê Chao PhrayaKurdish
ແມ່ນ້ຳເຈົ້າພະຍາLao
ČaoprejaLatvian
ČavphrajaLatvian
湄南河Literary Chinese
Čao PrajaLithuanian
Menam Čao PrajaLithuanian
MenamasLithuanian
Чао ПрајаMacedonian
Songay Chao PhrayaMadurese
Sungai Chao PhrayaMalay
ചാവോ ഫ്രായാ നദിMalayalam
Sungai Chao PhrayaMinangkabau
ჩაოპჰრაიაMingrelian
Chao PhrayaNorthern Frisian
Chao PhrayaNorwegian
Chao PhrayaNorwegian Bokmål
Chao PhrayaOccitan (post 1500)
ЧаупраяOssetian
ЧаупхраяOssetian
ਚਾਓ ਫਰਾਇਆ ਨਦੀPanjabi
رود چائو پرایاPersian
رود چائو فرایاPersian
Chao PhrayaPolish
MenamPolish
МенамRussian
Менам-Чао-ПраяRussian
ЧаопхраяRussian
ЧаупхрайяRussian
ЧаупхраяRussian
चाओ फ्रयाSanskrit
Čao PrajaSerbian
Чао ПрајаSerbian
แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาSerbian
Chao PhrayaSlovenian
چائو فرایا چاییSouth Azerbaijani
Chao PhrayaSwedish
MenamSwedish
Chao Phraya RiverTagalog
Ilog Chao PhrayaTagalog
Darjoi Cao PrajaTajik
Дарёи Чао ПраяTajik
Чао ПраяTajik
சாவோ பிராயாTamil
சாவோ பிராயா ஆறுTamil
เจ้าพระยาThai
แม่น้ำThai
แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาThai
แม่น้ำสยามThai
Çao PhrayaTurkish
Chao PhrayaTurkish
МенамUkrainian
Менам-Чао-ПраяUkrainian
Чао-ПраяUkrainian
ЧаопхраяUkrainian
دریائے چاو پھرایاUrdu
ChaupxrayaUzbek
MenamUzbek
Menam-Chao-PrayaUzbek
Fiume Chao PhrayaVenetian
Sông Chao PhrayaVietnamese
Sông Mê NamVietnamese
Salog Chao PhrayaWaray (Philippines)
Afon Chao PhrayaWelsh
Chao PhrayaWelsh
昭拍耶河Wu Chinese
湄南河Yue Chinese

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ban Sawang Khaniwat and Ban Wat Asokaram.
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