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Capital and largest city of Thailand
Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and largest 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 9.1 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.
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Prime minister faces jeers from angry crowd as floods affect more than 545,000 people across 25 provinces
Bangkok has declared a disaster situation across all 50 districts as Thailand’s capital faces severe flooding caused by persistent heavy rain, Qazinform News Agency reports, citing the Public Relations Department of Thailand.
The disaster declaration was initially limited to Nong Chok, Suan Luang and Khan Na Yao, but was expThe disaster declaration was initially limited to Nong Chok, Suan Luang and Khan Na Yao, but was expanded to all 50 districts as conditions deterioratedanded to all 50 districts as conditions deteriorated