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Bangkok (Thai Krung Thep) city is the capital, and chief port of Thailand.

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Bangkok (Thai Krung Thep) city is the capital, and chief port of Thailand. It is the only cosmopolitan city in a country of small towns and villages and is Thailand’s cultural and commercial centre.

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Key Facts & Information

DESCRIPTION

  • Bangkok is located on the delta of the Chao Phraya River, about 25 miles (40 km) from the Gulf of Thailand. It was formerly divided into two municipalities, Krung Thep on the east bank and Thon Buri on the west, connected by several bridges.
  • In 1971, the two were united as a city-province with a single municipal government. In 1972, the city and the two surrounding provinces were merged into one province, called Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok Metropolis).
  • The metropolis is a bustling, crowded city with temples, factories, shops, and homes juxtaposed along its roads and canals. It is also a major tourist destination, noted for bountiful cultural attractions and a nightlife that includes a flourishing sex trade.
  • The name Bangkok, used commonly by foreigners, is, according to one interpretation, derived from a name that dates to the time before the city was built—the village or district (bang) of wild plums (makok).

CLIMATE

  • The climate of Bangkok is hot throughout the year, ranging from 77 °F (25 °C) in the “cold” season in December to 86 °F (30 °C) at the height of the hot season in April.
  • The mean annual rainfall totals 60 inches (1,500 mm), four-fifths of which falls in brief torrential downpours during the late afternoons of the rainy season, which lasts from mid-May through September. The dry season lasts from December to February.
  • Mean monthly relative humidity varies from a low of 60 percent in the cold season to more than 80 percent during the rainy season.

POPULATION

  • The population’s outstanding demographic characteristics—its youth and the low proportion of non-Thais—are explained by the high rate of natural increase and by the restrictive foreign immigration quotas adopted after World War II.
  • Roughly two-fifths of the residents are under 20 years of age. The birth rate has declined since the introduction of a birth control program.
  • The net in-migration of young adults, particularly females, has increased greatly over the years, so that more than a quarter of the resident population of the city is made up of migrant Thais from all parts of the country.
  • Most of the city’s population are ethnic Thais. The Chinese are by far the largest minority, but there are sizable communities of other Asians, North Americans, and Europeans.
  • Despite their small size, the foreign communities tend to live in certain areas. The Chinese concentrate in the commercial area of Sam Peng, Indians gather around mosques in the Wang Burapha section, and the Western and Japanese communities reside in the affluent, modern eastern section of the city.
  • Of the foreign groups, the Chinese enter the most intimately into city life. They appear to assimilate readily, and intermarriage is frequent. Their offspring are Thai citizens, and many Chinese families take Thai surnames and are naturalized.

ECONOMY

  • There are many factories in the metropolitan area, but most operate on a small scale. Larger plants are located in the vicinity of the port, near the warehouses that store imported materials.
  • Manufacturing is chiefly confined to food processing, textiles, the assembly of electronic equipment, and the production of building materials.
  • Beginning in the mid-1970s, the government emphasized reducing congestion in the city and placed a high priority on locating industrial parks on the fringes of Bangkok.
  • Roughly one-third of the country’s output is produced in the city, and nearly half of all firms are located in the metropolitan area. Tourism has increased greatly and is now a major source of revenue in Bangkok.

GOVERNMENT

  • The government of Bangkok Metropolis is administered by a governor and deputies. Developmental responsibilities rest with a large number of governmental agencies.
  • Bangkok houses the headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
  • In addition, the city houses various other UN agencies, including branch offices of the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank).
  • The governmental and commercial districts of the city occupy traditional sites. Government offices were originally housed in the walled compound of the 18th-century Grand Palace, but by the late 19th century they occupied surrounding palaces and mansions.
  • The bureaucracy then spread outward into nearby colonial-style or Thai-style office buildings and homes along Ratchadamnoen Road.

Bangkok Worksheets

This is a fantastic bundle which includes everything you need to know about the Bangkok across 21 in-depth pages. These are ready-to-use Bangkok worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about the Bangkok (Thai Krung Thep) city which is the capital, and chief port of Thailand. It is the only cosmopolitan city in a country of small towns and villages and is Thailand’s cultural and commercial centre.

Complete List Of Included Worksheets

  • Bangkok Facts
  • Bangkok’s Profile
  • Describing Bangkok
  • Play Detective
  • Jumbled Bangkok
  • Know More in Bangkok
  • Bangkok Puzzle
  • Bangsketch
  • Travel Guide
  • Same and Different
  • Latest News!

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