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Bangkok is subdivided into 50 districts (khet, เขต, pronounced, also sometimes wrongly called amphoe as in the other provinces, derived from Pali khetta, cognate to Sanskrit kṣetra), which are further subdivided into 180 subdistricts (khwaeng, แขวง, pronounced [kʰwɛ̌ːŋ]), roughly equivalent to tambon in the other provinces.
Most Thai cities' revised boundaries are contained in the province's capital district, known as Amphoe Mueang. Chiang Mai is the only city outside Bangkok to cover multiple districts in its urban area. Together, Bangkok and Chiang Mai are the only cities in Thailand with a population of over one million.
Bangkok city guide: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in Thailand’s flavour-packed gateway. Lucie Grace. ... Unlike most huge cities, the Thai capital is a friendly, safe place with a ...
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.
First Bangkok City Hall on Dinso Road. BMA has 65 departments in total, 50 of which are departments respective to the 50 districts of Bangkok.The rest consist of: Strategy and Planning Department, Finance Department, Bureau of the Budget, Public Works Department, Drainage and Sewerage Department, Department of Social Development, Department of Environment, Culture, Sports and Tourism ...
Patpong Night Market is a night bazaar in well-known red-light district Patpong neighbourhood in downtown Bangkok. Patpong is a popular entertainment district located in the namesake soi (alley) of Silom road. One of the most important commercial zones of Bangkok. During the day, it is full of office workers and street hawkers.
Ratchawithi Road was formerly known as Sang Hi Road (Thai: ถนนซางฮี้ or ถนนซังฮี้). It was originally constructed during the reign of King Chulalongkorn , as one of three new roads constructed at the time Dusit Palace was built, along with Lok Road ( Thai : ถนนลก , now Rama V Road ) and Duang Tawan ...
Samphanthawong (Thai: สัมพันธวงศ์, pronounced [sǎm.pʰān.tʰā.wōŋ])) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.Regarded as Bangkok's Chinatown, it is the smallest district by area in Thailand.