Bangkok
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Bangkok (Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร) is the capital city of Thailand. In 2010, the city had a population of 9,100,000 people. Since Bangkok has more than 55 times as many people as the second largest city, Nonthaburi, it is a primate city.[1]
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Bangkok has a tropical savanna climate (Aw in the Koeppen climate classification).
Bangkok is the world's most popular tourist destination; 23 million visitors stay overnight there per year. The main airport is Suvarnabhumi, 30 kilometers east of Bangkok.
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Names
Krung Thep Maha Nakhon is [an] official name;[2] "However, the name Bangkok is still recognised", media says.[3] Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok)[2] is [another form of] the official name.
In Thailand, the city is called Krung Thep ('city of angels'); The name is short form of a ceremonial name from the rule of one king between 1851 and 1868; The full ceremonial name is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit. A nickname for Bangkok, is The Big Mango.
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Sister cities
Washington, D.C., United States[4]
Beijing, China (PRC)
Moscow, Russia
Manila, Philippines (1997)[5]- Saint Petersburg, Russia (1997)[6]
- Chaozhou, China (PRC) (2005)[7]
Seoul, South Korea (2006)
Ankara, Turkey (2006)
Hanoi, Vietnam (2006)
Ulanbator, Mongolia (2006)
Brisbane, Australia (2007)
Milan, Italy (2007)
Liverpool, United Kingdom (2007)
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (2007)
Budapest, Hungary (2007)- Sydney, Australia (2007)
- Perth, Australia (2007)
Stjørdal, Norway (2009)[8]- Istanbul, Turkey (2009)[9]
Gdańsk, Poland (2009) [source?]
Ragunda, Sweden[10][11]
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