Bangkok Metropolitan Area

The Bangkok Metropolitan Region, may refer to a government-defined "political definition" of the urban region surrounding the metropolis of Bangkok, or the built-up area, i.e, urban agglomeration of , , which varies in size and shape, and gets filled in as development expands.
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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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is a high-end area in with fancy condominiums, hotels, restaurants, bars and clubs. It has attracted affluent Thais and expats from all over the world.

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is the closest Bangkok gets to Wall Street, with glistening skyscrapers all boasting the names of financial institutions. However, the character of the area changes after nightfall: the small sois between Road and Surawong Road come alive with people who are out for a good time, and Patpong's well-known "red light" district is often a sought-out location.

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is 's primary airport and the busiest in . 39 km to the east of Bangkok, space-age started operations in 2006 and is used by almost all airlines.

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is 's second largest city municipality, and as a part of Amphoe Mueang the seventh largest city in Thailand. It is a part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Area.

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is a city and province in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, around 56 km from . It is home to the "world's tallest stupa".

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is a town in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area in . The town dates from the Ayutthaya period and has plenty of historical and cultural sites.

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is an island in the Chao Phraya River, in province 20 km north of , . Since the 18th century has been settled by the Mon people, famous for their pottery.

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is a town in central , directly north of . It is the capital of the , Thailand as well as the Mueang district.

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is a city in ; it is the capital of . It is also part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region.

is a city and neighbourhood in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand. is a metropolitan city that supports the expansion of Bangkok in the north.

Bangkok Metropolitan Area

Latitude of center
14.7855° or 14° 47′ 8″ north
Longitude of center
100.5029° or 100° 30′ 11″ east
Population
15,600,000
Wiki­data ID
Q806484
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Bangkok Metropolitan Area” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إقليم بانكوك متروبوليتن”
  • Bengali: “মেট্রোপলিটন”
  • Burmese: “ဘန်ကောက်မက်ထရိုပိုလီတန်ဧရိယာ”
  • Catalan: “Regió Metropolitana de Bangkok”
  • Chinese: “曼谷区”
  • Chinese: “曼谷區”
  • Chinese: “曼谷大都會區”
  • Chinese: “曼谷大都會地區”
  • Chinese: “曼谷都会区”
  • Chinese: “曼谷都會區”
  • Danish: “Bangkok Metropolitaanse Region”
  • Dutch: “Bangkok Metropolitaanse Region”
  • Dutch: “Metropoolregio Bangkok”
  • Esperanto: “Bangkoka Metropola Regiono”
  • Esperanto: “BMR”
  • Esperanto: “Metropola Regiono Bangkoko”
  • Finnish: “Bangkokin metropolialue”
  • French: “région métropolitaine de Bangkok”
  • French: “Région métropolitaine de Bangkok”
  • German: “Bangkok Metropolitan Region”
  • German: “BMR”
  • German: “Metropolregion Bangkok”
  • Greek: “Μητροπολιτική Περιοχή της Μπανγκόκ”
  • Gujarati: “બેંગકોક મેટ્રોપોલિટન પ્રદેશ”
  • Hebrew: “מטרופולין בנגקוק”
  • Hindi: “बैंकाक मेट्रोपोलिटन प्रदेश”
  • Indonesian: “Bangkok Raya”
  • Indonesian: “Greater Bangkok”
  • Indonesian: “Kawasan Metropolitan Bangkok”
  • Indonesian: “กรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล”
  • Italian: “Area metropolitana di Bangkok”
  • Italian: “regione metropolitana di Bangkok”
  • Italian: “Regione metropolitana di Bangkok”
  • Japanese: “バンコク首都圏”
  • Kannada: “ಬ್ಯಾಂಕಾಕ್ ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪ್ರದೇಶ”
  • Khmer: “តំបន់ទីប្រជុំជនក្រុងបាងកក”
  • Korean: “방콕 도시권”
  • Latvian: “Bangkokas īpašās pārvaldes apbabals”
  • Lithuanian: “Bankoko metropoliteno regionas”
  • Malay: “Kawasan Metropolitan Bangkok”
  • Marathi: “बँकॉक मेट्रोपॉलिटन प्रदेश”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bankok Metropolitan Region”
  • Ossetian: “Стыр Бангкок”
  • Polish: “Region Stołeczny Bangkoku”
  • Portuguese: “Região Metropolitana de Bangkok”
  • Portuguese: “Região metropolitana de Banguecoque”
  • Russian: “Большой Бангкок”
  • Shan: “ပိုၼ်ႉတီႈ ဝဵင်းလူင် ၵုင်းထဵပ်ႈ”
  • Sinhala: “බැංකොක් මෙට්‍රොපොලිටන් කලාපය”
  • Spanish: “Región metropolitana de Bangkok”
  • Spanish: “Region Metropolitana de la Bangkok”
  • Spanish: “Región Metropolitana de la Bangkok”
  • Swedish: “Bankok Metropolitan Region”
  • Tamil: “பாங்காக் மெட்ரோபொலிட்டன் பகுதி”
  • Telugu: “బ్యాంకాక్ మెట్రోపాలిటన్ ప్రాంతం”
  • Thai: “กรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล”
  • Thai: “กรุงเทพและปริมณฑล”
  • Thai: “กรุงเทพฯ และปริมณฑล”
  • Thai: “กรุงเทพฯและปริมณฑล”
  • Turkish: “Bangkok Metropolitan Bölgesi”
  • Turkish: “Bangkok Metropoliten Bölgesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Великий Бангкок”
  • Urdu: “بنکاک میٹروپولیٹن ریجن”
  • Urdu: “بنکاک میٹروپولیٹن علاقہ”
  • Urdu: “بینکاک میٹروپولیٹن علاقہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng đô thị Băng Cốc”

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