Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital of Thailand, which Thai people always call Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, means the City of Angels, was constructed in 1782 or 228 years ago. Foreigners generally call the city by its original name of Bangkok; however, Bangkok or Krung Thep has the real full name as the longest city name in the world. The full ceremonial name of the city is:

“Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit”

This ceremonial name uses two ancient Indian languages, initiated with the only original Thai word Krung which means capital. It translates to “The city of angels, the great city, the eternal jewel city, the impregnable city of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra and built by Vishnukrama”.

Thailand northern border is connected to main land with several countries and southern part with the ocean. Because of its strategic location in Southeast Asia, Thailand acted as a buffer-zone between the French and British colonial empires in the past. Bangkok itself has gained a reputation as an independent, dynamic and influential city. Bangkok is the political, social and economic centre of Thailand, and one of the leading cities in Southeast Asia.

Bangkok is located at the center of Thailand. Thailand comprises of 77 provinces. The capital Bangkok is a province which has an important administrative division.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Region includes 5 adjacent provinces. Presently, Bangkok has approximately 11 million populations in 2011 and it is considered as Megacity, in which usually defined as a metropolitan area with a total population in excess of 10 million people. Therefore, Bangkok is one of the biggest cities in the world....