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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
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Thailand, Countries

Bangkok is Thailand's capital.

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Thailand, Countries

Bangkok is Thailand's capital.

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Bangkok Airways

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Big C

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Charoen Pokphand Group

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Five Star Production

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Minor International

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Thai Beverage

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Thai News Agency

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Thai President Foods

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Deposit Protection Agency (Thailand)

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Source Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF): GLEIF record for Deposit Protection Agency (Thailand)headquartersAddress city
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"city": "Bangkok"
Ministry of Finance (Thailand)

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TRIS Rating

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Chulalongkorn University

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Chulalongkorn University (CU; Thai: จฬ.; Thai: จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, RTGS: Chulalongkon Mahawitthayalai) is a public autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand.
Constitutional Court of Thailand

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Criminal Court of Thailand

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Supreme Court of Thailand

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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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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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