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Bangkok, [a] officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon [b] and colloquially as Krung Thep, [c] is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 9.0 million as of 2021, 13% of the country's population.
Krungthep Turakij (Thai: กรุงเทพธุรกิจ, lit. 'Bangkok business', RTGS : Krungthep Thurakit ) is a Thai-language daily newspaper published by Nation Group . It was established on 6 October 1987, [ 3 ] and was originally positioned as a business newspaper, competing in the category with Manager Daily , among others.
The history of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, dates at least to the early 15th century, when it was under the rule of Ayutthaya.Due to its strategic location near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, the town gradually increased in importance, and after the fall of Ayutthaya King Taksin established his new capital of Thonburi there, on the river's west bank.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Council, or BMC (Thai: สภากรุงเทพมหานคร, romanized: Sapha Krungthep Mahanakhon ()) is the legislative branch ...
The Krungthep Bridge (Thai: สะพานกรุงเทพ, RTGS: Saphan Krung Thep, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn krūŋ tʰêːp]) is a bascule bridge (drawbridge) spanning the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand. It was the third bridge to be built across the Chao Phraya river.
Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal (Thai: สถานีกลางกรุงเทพอภิวัฒน์, RTGS: Sathani Klang Krung Thep Aphiwat, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː klāːŋ krūŋ tʰêːp ʔà(ʔ).pʰí(ʔ).wát]), also known by its former name Bang Sue Grand Station (Thai: สถานีกลางบางซื่อ, RTGS: Sathani Klang Bang Sue, pronounced [sā ...
Language names — A similar list of "autoglottonyms" on omniglot.com. Retrieved 2017-01-07. Languages in their own writing systems — Another such list on geonames.de. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
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