Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, is the capital and primate city of Thailand. It is located on both sides of the Chao Phraya River. The western bank is locally referred to as 'Fung Thon' or Thon side whilst the eastern side which pertains the majority of Bangkokians is called subjectively as Krung Thep, the name of the city itself.
Bangkok is the 22nd most populous city in the world . Bangkok province or the areas
bounded by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), has a registered population nearing 7 million people, and the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, which covers five provinces surrounding the capital province in the central region of Thailand registers a little over 10 million. However, like many large cities, the city has seen a great flux of immigrants who are not properly listed in the city's administration. The population is therefore much
more realistic in the band of 15-20 million.
Bangkok is a magnet for foreigners escaping turmoil in their homeland or simply for
business. It has long been the gateway to Asia for foreign interests seeking new markets. The city is a major economic and financial center of Southeast Asia and has one of the fastest rates in the world for construction of high rise buildings. The city's wealth of cultural sites makes it one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. The capital is part of the heavily urbanized triangle of central and eastern region of Thailand which stretches from Nakhon Ratchasima along Bangkok to the industrialized eastern seaboard. This urbanized area pertains 20 million registered Thais in addition to millions of illegal aliens searching for work in the most prosperous region in Indochina. The Bangkok Province borders six other provinces: Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Chachoengsao,
Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon and Nakhon Pathom.
Bangkok is considered to be one of the world's top tourist hotspots. According to Travel
and Leisure magazine it is Asia's best tourist destination - the third in the world.
It is also voted the best city in Asia according to Conde Nast Traveler magazine.
Bangkok is Thailand's major tourist gateway, which means that the majority of foreign
tourists arrive in Bangkok. The Tourism Authority of Thailand hopes to draw 15 million
tourists in 2007, up from 11.6 million in 2005. The city boasts some of the country's
most visited historical venues such as the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun. There are
numerous projects to maintain Bangkok's historic sites in the Rattanakosin area and river
districts.
Source: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok
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