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Central Thailand, also known as the Central Plains, is the low-lying central region of . It is centered around the giant urban agglomeration of .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Bangkok and Sukhumvit.

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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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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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The or South Central Plains is the historic heartland of , mostly visited for and the archaeological sites of and .

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The is a region on the Central Plains of . It is travelled through to get to .

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is an extensive rural area in Central Thailand. It is popular for its floating markets, rural way of life, natural scenery and the infamous Burma Death Railway.

Central Thailand

Latitude of center
15° north
Longitude of center
100° east
Wiki­data ID
Q190829
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Yue Chinese—“Central Thailand” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Цэнтральны Тайланд”
  • Chinese: “中泰國”
  • Chinese: “泰国中部地区”
  • Chinese: “泰國中部”
  • Chinese: “泰國中部地區”
  • Dutch: “Centraal-Thailand”
  • Esperanto: “Centra Tajlando”
  • Finnish: “Keski-Thaimaa”
  • French: “Plaines centrales”
  • Galician: “Tailandia Central”
  • Georgian: “ცენტრალური ტაილანდი”
  • German: “Zentralthailand”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז תאילנד”
  • Hindi: “मध्य थाईलैण्ड”
  • Indonesian: “Thailand Tengah”
  • Italian: “Thailandia Centrale”
  • Japanese: “タイ中部”
  • Khmer: “ភាគកណ្តាល (ថៃ)”
  • Khmer: “ភាគកណ្តាល”
  • Korean: “태국 중부”
  • Lao: “ພາກກາງຂອງປະເທດໄທ”
  • Literary Chinese: “中泰國”
  • Northern Frisian: “Madelthailun”
  • Persian: “تایلند مرکزی”
  • Persian: “ناحیه تایلند مرکزی”
  • Portuguese: “Planícies Centrais”
  • Portuguese: “Região Central (Tailândia)”
  • Portuguese: “Tailândia Central”
  • Russian: “Центральный Таиланд”
  • Shan: “မိူင်းထႆး ပွတ်းၵၢင်”
  • Slovenian: “Osrednja Tajska”
  • Spanish: “Tailandia Central”
  • Swedish: “centrala Thailand”
  • Tagalog: “Gitnang Taylandiya”
  • Thai: “ภาคกลาง”
  • Turkish: “Orta Tayland”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральний Таїланд”
  • Urdu: “وسطی تھائی لینڈ”
  • Vietnamese: “Miền Trung Thái Lan”
  • Vietnamese: “Trung Thái Lan”
  • Yue Chinese: “泰國中部”

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