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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”, “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”, and “Menam Chao Phaya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ancient Siam and Wat Asokaram Samut Prakan.

Theme park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum park featuring replicas of famous Siamese sites. It was constructed by Lek Viriyaphan and occupies over 200 acres in the shape of Thailand. is situated 3½ km northeast of Bangkok River.

Buddhist temple
Photo: PhotobyTawat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wat Asokaram is a Theravāda Dhammayuttika Buddhist monastery located in Thai Ban Subdistrict, Mueang Samut Prakan District, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand.

Photo: Kittipong khunnen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phra is a water fortress in a sub-district of Laem Fa Pha, Phra Samut Chedi District, Province. With no evidence of the date, approximately in March 1884, King Chulalongkorn built this fort to protect the enemy from and . is situated 3 km west of Bangkok River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samut Prakan.

Photo: Ddalbiez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
officially the City of is the capital of in . It is located 25 kilometres south from . The city established in 1999.

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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Satellite Map

Discover Bangkok River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Bangkok River” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Chao Phraya”
  • Arabic: “تشاو فرايا”
  • Arabic: “نهر تشاو فرايا”
  • Armenian: “Մենամ Չաո Պրայա”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Chao Phraya”
  • Basque: “Chao Phraya”
  • Basque: “Menam”
  • Belarusian: “Менам-Чао-Прая”
  • Belarusian: “Мэнам-Чао-Прая”
  • Bengali: “চাও ফ্রায়া নদী”
  • Breton: “Chao Phraya”
  • Bulgarian: “Менам”
  • 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”
  • Chinese: “湄南河”
  • Czech: “Čao-Praja”
  • Czech: “Chao Phraya”
  • Czech: “Menam-Čao-Praja”
  • Czech: “Menam”
  • Danish: “Chao Phraya”
  • Danish: “Chao Praya”
  • Dutch: “Chao Phraya rivier”
  • Dutch: “Chao Phraya”
  • Dutch: “Menam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تشاو فرايا”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉao Fraja”
  • Estonian: “Chao Phraya”
  • Estonian: “Mae Nam”
  • Estonian: “Menam”
  • Finnish: “Chao Phraya”
  • French: “Chao Phraya”
  • French: “Menam Chao Phraya”
  • French: “Ménam Chao Phraya”
  • French: “Menam”
  • French: “Ménam”
  • Galician: “Chao Phraya”
  • Galician: “Río Chao Phraya”
  • Georgian: “მენამი”
  • German: “Chaophraya”
  • German: “Mae Nam Chao Phraya”
  • German: “Maenam Chao Phraya”
  • German: “Menam”
  • Hebrew: “צ’או פראיה”
  • Hindi: “चाओ फ्रया नदी”
  • Hungarian: “Csaophraja”
  • Indonesian: “Chao Phraya”
  • Indonesian: “Sungai Chao Phraya”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Chao Phraya”
  • Italian: “Chao Phraya”
  • Italian: “Menam Chao Phraya”
  • Italian: “Menam”
  • Japanese: “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”
  • Javanese: “Chao Phraya”
  • Javanese: “Kali Chao Phraya”
  • Kazakh: “Манам-Чао-Прая”
  • Khmer: “ទន្លេចៅព្រះយា”
  • Kirghiz: “Менам-Чао-Прая”
  • Korean: “메남 강”
  • Korean: “메남”
  • Korean: “짜오프라야강”
  • Korean: “차오프라야 강”
  • Korean: “차오프라야강”
  • Kurdish: “çemê Chao Phraya”
  • Lao: “ແມ່ນ້ຳເຈົ້າພະຍາ”
  • Latvian: “Čavphraja”
  • Lithuanian: “Čao Praja”
  • Lithuanian: “Menam Čao Praja”
  • Lithuanian: “Menamas”
  • Macedonian: “Чао Праја”
  • 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: “Chao Phraya”
  • Polish: “Menam”
  • Portuguese: “Chao Phraya”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Chao Phraya”
  • Russian: “Менам-Чао-Прая”
  • Russian: “Менам”
  • Russian: “Чаопхрая”
  • Russian: “Чаупхрайя”
  • Russian: “Чаупхрая”
  • Sanskrit: “चाओ फ्रया”
  • Serbian: “Čao Praja”
  • Serbian: “Чао Праја”
  • Serbian: “แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา”
  • Slovenian: “Chao Phraya”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چائو فرایا چایی”
  • Spanish: “Chao Phraya”
  • Spanish: “Rio Chao Phraya”
  • Spanish: “Río Chao Phraya”
  • Swedish: “Chao Phraya”
  • Swedish: “Menam”
  • Tagalog: “Chao Phraya River”
  • Tagalog: “Ilog Chao Phraya”
  • Tajik: “Darjoi Cao Praja”
  • Tajik: “Дарёи Чао Прая”
  • Tajik: “Чао Прая”
  • Tamil: “சாவோ பிரயா ஆறு”
  • Tamil: “சாவோ பிரயா”
  • Tamil: “சாவோ பிராயா ஆறு”
  • Tamil: “சாவோ பிராயா”
  • Thai: “เจ้าพระยา”
  • Thai: “แม่น้ำ”
  • Thai: “แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา”
  • Thai: “แม่น้ำสยาม”
  • Turkish: “Çao Phraya”
  • Turkish: “Chao Phraya”
  • Ukrainian: “Менам-Чао-Прая”
  • Ukrainian: “Менам”
  • Ukrainian: “Чао-Прая”
  • Ukrainian: “Чаопхрая”
  • Urdu: “دریائے چاو پھرایا”
  • Uzbek: “Chaupxraya”
  • Uzbek: “Menam-chao-praya”
  • Uzbek: “Menam-Chao-Praya”
  • Uzbek: “Menam”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Chao Phraya”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Chao Phraya”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Mê Nam”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Salog Chao Phraya”
  • Welsh: “Afon Chao Phraya”
  • Welsh: “Chao Phraya”
  • Wu Chinese: “昭拍耶河”
  • Yue Chinese: “湄南河”

Localities in the Area

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

Notable Places Nearby

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

Thailand: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, and Sukhumvit.

Curious Places to Discover

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bangkok River”. Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.