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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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Bangkok faces heavy rain on October 11, while southern Thailand remains under warning through October 13, with flooding and landslides possible.
Weather forecast: heavy rain in 33 provinces today, Bangkok hit by thundershowers and isolated heavy rain, TMD warns of flash floods.
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has alerted 53 provinces and Bangkok to prepare for heavy to very heavy rainfall from October 9 to 13, warning of possible flash floods, mountain runoff, landslides, and strong winds. The alert covers parts of northern, northeastern, and…