<P> Bangkok ( UK : / bæŋˈkɒk / , US : / ˈbæŋkɒk / ) is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Thailand . It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon ( กรุงเทพมหานคร , pronounced ( krūŋ thêːp mahǎː nákhɔ̄ːn ) ( listen ) ) or simply Krung Thep ( listen ( help info ) ) . The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres ( 605.7 sq mi ) in the Chao Phraya River delta in Central Thailand , and has a population of over 8 million , or 12.6 percent of the country 's population . Over 14 million people ( 22.2 percent ) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region , making Bangkok an extreme primate city , significantly dwarfing Thailand 's other urban centres in terms of importance . </P>
<P> Bangkok ( UK : / bæŋˈkɒk / , US : / ˈbæŋkɒk / ) is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Thailand . It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon ( กรุงเทพมหานคร , pronounced ( krūŋ thêːp mahǎː nákhɔ̄ːn ) ( listen ) ) or simply Krung Thep ( listen ( help info ) ) . The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres ( 605.7 sq mi ) in the Chao Phraya River delta in Central Thailand , and has a population of over 8 million , or 12.6 percent of the country 's population . Over 14 million people ( 22.2 percent ) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region , making Bangkok an extreme primate city , significantly dwarfing Thailand 's other urban centres in terms of importance . </P>
bangkok is situated on the bank of which river
bangkok is situated on the bank of which river
Chao Phraya
Chao Phraya