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Bangkok

South-eastern Asia

Bangkok is the capital of Thailand. It was founded as the capital on 21 April 1782 and covers an area of about 1,568.7 square kilometres; earlier informal settlements on the site are recorded from around the 15th century. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
8,305,218 1
2010 census figure.
Area (sq km)
1568.737 1
Founding Year
1782 1
Population Estimate Year
2010 1
Elevation (m)
2 1
Rounded from the infobox figure of 1.5 m above sea level.
Latitude
13.7525 degrees north 1
Longitude
100.4942 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 2
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Bangkok is Thailand's capital.

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Bangkok is Thailand's capital.

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"city": "Bangkok"
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Sources
1. Bangkok (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and largest city of Thailand.
  • Infobox: population_total
    8,305,218
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2010
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    1568.737
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    2 m
  • Infobox coordinates
    100.4942
  • Infobox: established_date1
    21 April 1782
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2. GeoNames: Bangkok - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1609350
    13.75398 100.50144 P PPLC TH 40 5104476 12 Asia/Bangkok
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 12 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 13.75, 100.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 13.75, 100.25
13.75 100.25 Aw
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Wikidata: Bangkok
  • Wikidata Q1861, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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