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Capital and largest city of Thailand

Bangkok

336Sunny Days/yr
90°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 5.1M· Elev. 39 ftWikipedia

Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, 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 11.4 million people as of 2024, 15.9% of the country's population. Over 17.4 million people live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region as of the 2021 estimate, making Bangkok a megacity and an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy.Wikipedia

Nickname: City of Angels, The Big MangoMotto: กรุงเทพฯ ดุจเทพสร้าง เมืองศูนย์กลางการปกครอง วัดวังงามเรืองรอง เมืองหลวงของประเทศไทย
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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

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Livability

Safety Score
62
Internet
Country Broadband
15.7
subscriptions per 100 people
Growing Broadband
05

Climate

Sunshine
336
sunny days per year
92% of the year
Avg High Temp
90°F
annual average
Comfort Score
54/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
6°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
67"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
79
Moderate AQI
07

Demographics

Population5.1M
Altitude39 ftabove sea level

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