Bangkok,\u00a0is the capital and the most populous city of Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon . The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres \u00a0in the Chao Phraya River delta in Central Thailand, and has a population of over eight million, or 12.6 percent of the country’s population. Over fourteen million people (22.2 percent) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand’s other urban centres in terms of importance.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n
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Bangkok,\u00a0is the capital and the most populous city of Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon . The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres \u00a0in the Chao Phraya River delta in Central Thailand, and has a population of over eight million, or 12.6 percent of the country’s population. Over fourteen million people … Continue reading Bangkok Cityscapes<\/span>