Bangkok Yai

Bangkok Yai is a suburb in , and has about 72,300 residents. Bangkok Yai is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
  • Type: Suburb with 72,300 residents
  • Also known as: “King Amphoe Bang Kok Yai” and “เขตบางกอกใหญ่”
  • Historically known as: “Amphoe Bangkok Yai”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Khao San Road and Grand Palace.

Photo: Kevin Poh, CC BY 2.0.
is a small road about a block from the Chao Phraya River at the northern side of . Backpackers and budget travellers are drawn here by some of the cheapest accommodation and travel deals in Thailand.

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The is a complex of buildings at the heart of , Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782.

Buddhist temple
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, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bangkok and Rattanakosin.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of . With a population of over eleven million inhabitants, is by far Thailand's main city, with the urban sprawl comprising nearly half of Thailand's population, and the largest city on the Southeast Asian mainland.

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, also known as Island, is the historic centre of , where most of Bangkok's "must see" sights can be found, including the Grand Palace and Wat Pho.

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is Bangkok's multicultural district, located west of and southeast of . Yaowarat Road is the home of Bangkok's sizeable Chinese community, while those of Indian ethnicity have congregated around Phahurat Road.

Bangkok Yai

Latitude
13.7394° or 13° 44′ 22″ north
Longitude
100.4854° or 100° 29′ 8″ east
Population
72,300
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
7P52PFQP+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7856994550
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1619457
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In Other Languages

“Bangkok Yai” goes by many names.
  • Thai: “บางกอกใหญ่”

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