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.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: largest river in Thailand
  • Also known as: “Bangkok”, “Čao-Praja”, “Čaopreja”, “Chan Fya”, “Chao Bhraya”, “Chao Buraya”, “Chao Phaya”, “Chao Phraya River”, “Chao Phraya rivier”, “Chao Praya”, “Chaophraya”, “Chaupaya”, “Chaupxraya”, “Chow Phya River”, “Mae Nam”, “Mae Nam Chao Burayā”, “Maenam Chao Praya”, “Maenam River”, “Ménam”, “Menam Chan Fya”, “Mēnam Chao Bhrayā”, “Menam Chao Phaya”, “Menam Chao Phraya”, “Ménam Chao Phraya”, “Menam-Chao-Praya”, “Menamas”, “Sông Mê Nam”, “Менам”, “Чао-Прая”, “Чаупхрайя”, “تشاو فرايا”, “சாவோ பிரயா”, “சாவோ பிராயா”, “சாவோ பிராயா ஆறு”, “เจ้าพระยา”, “แม่น้ำ”, “แม่น้ำสยาม”, “메남”, “메남 강”, “차오프라야 강”, “차오프라야강”, “チャオプラヤー河”, “チャオプラヤ川”, and “メナム川”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ancient Siam and Wat Asokaram.

Theme park
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is a museum park featuring replicas of famous Siamese sites. is situated 3½ km northeast of Bangkok River.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple.

Photo: Kittipong khunnen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phra is a water fortress… is situated 3 km west of Bangkok River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samut Prakan.

Photo: Ddalbiez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the in .

Bangkok River

Latitude
13.53333° or 13° 32′ north
Longitude
100.60214° or 100° 36′ 8″ east
Open location code
7P52GJM2+8V
Geo­Names ID
1611244
Wiki­data ID
Q118850
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Bangkok River” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Chao Phraya”
  • Arabic: “نهر تشاو فرايا”
  • Armenian: “Մենամ Չաո Պրայա”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Chao Phraya”
  • Basque: “Chao Phraya”
  • Belarusian: “Менам-Чао-Прая”
  • Belarusian: “Мэнам-Чао-Прая”
  • Bengali: “চাও ফ্রায়া নদী”
  • Breton: “Chao Phraya”
  • Bulgarian: “Чао Прая”
  • Burmese: “ကျောက်ဖယားမြစ်”
  • Catalan: “Chao Phraya”
  • Cebuano: “Mae Nam Chao Phraya”
  • Cebuano: “Maenam Chao Phraya”
  • Central Bikol: “Salog Chao Phraya”
  • Chinese: “昭披耶河”
  • Chinese: “昭拍耶河”
  • Czech: “Menam-Čao-Praja”
  • Danish: “Chao Phraya”
  • Dutch: “Menam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تشاو فرايا”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉao Fraja”
  • Estonian: “Chao Phraya”
  • Finnish: “Chao Phraya”
  • French: “Chao Phraya”
  • Galician: “Río Chao Phraya”
  • Georgian: “მენამი”
  • German: “Mae Nam Chao Phraya”
  • Hebrew: “צ’או פראיה”
  • Hindi: “चाओ फ्रया नदी”
  • Hungarian: “Csaophraja”
  • Indonesian: “Sungai Chao Phraya”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Chao Phraya”
  • Italian: “Chao Phraya”
  • Japanese: “チャオプラヤー川”
  • Javanese: “Kali Chao Phraya”
  • Kazakh: “Манам-Чао-Прая”
  • Khmer: “ទន្លេចៅព្រះយា”
  • Kirghiz: “Менам-Чао-Прая”
  • Korean: “짜오프라야강”
  • Kurdish: “çemê Chao Phraya”
  • Lao: “ແມ່ນ້ຳເຈົ້າພະຍາ”
  • Latvian: “Čavphraja”
  • Literary Chinese: “湄南河”
  • Lithuanian: “Menam Čao Praja”
  • Macedonian: “Чао Праја”
  • Madurese: “Songay Chao Phraya”
  • Malay: “Sungai Chao Phraya”
  • Malayalam: “ചാവോ ഫ്രായാ നദി”
  • Minangkabau: “Sungai Chao Phraya”
  • Mingrelian: “ჩაოპჰრაია”
  • Northern Frisian: “Chao Phraya”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chao Phraya”
  • Norwegian: “Chao Phraya”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Chao Phraya”
  • Ossetian: “Чаупрая”
  • Ossetian: “Чаупхрая”
  • Panjabi: “ਚਾਓ ਫਰਾਇਆ ਨਦੀ”
  • Persian: “رود چائو پرایا”
  • Persian: “رود چائو فرایا”
  • Polish: “Menam”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Chao Phraya”
  • Russian: “Чаупхрая”
  • Sanskrit: “चाओ फ्रया”
  • Serbian: “Čao Praja”
  • Serbian: “Чао Праја”
  • Slovenian: “Chao Phraya”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چائو فرایا چایی”
  • Spanish: “Chao Phraya”
  • Spanish: “Río Chao Phraya”
  • Swedish: “Chao Phraya”
  • Tagalog: “Chao Phraya River”
  • Tagalog: “Ilog Chao Phraya”
  • Tajik: “Darjoi Cao Praja”
  • Tajik: “Дарёи Чао Прая”
  • Tajik: “Чао Прая”
  • Tamil: “சாவோ பிரயா ஆறு”
  • Thai: “แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา”
  • Turkish: “Çao Phraya”
  • Turkish: “Chao Phraya”
  • Ukrainian: “Чаопхрая”
  • Urdu: “دریائے چاو پھرایا”
  • Uzbek: “Menam-chao-praya”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Chao Phraya”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Chao Phraya”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Salog Chao Phraya”
  • Welsh: “Afon Chao Phraya”
  • Wu Chinese: “昭拍耶河”
  • Yue Chinese: “湄南河”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ban Sawang Khaniwat and Ban Wat Asokaram.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wat Hua Lam Phu Thong and San Chao Sian Lo Tai Thian Kong.

Thailand: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Bangkok and Chiang Mai.

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