Bangkok

Summary

Bangkok is a city^[1]. Bangkok ranks in the top 0.23% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,991 views/month, #13 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bangkok's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[3].
• Bangkok's religion is recorded as Islam^[4].
• Bangkok's religion is recorded as Christianity^[5].
• Bangkok's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[6].
• Bangkok's religion is recorded as Sikhism^[7].
• Bangkok is located in Thailand^[8].
• Bangkok is in the country of Thailand^[9].
• Bangkok is in the country of Konbaung dynasty^[10].
• Bangkok's head of government is recorded as Chadchart Sittipunt^[11].
• Bangkok's video is recorded as Google Earth Timelapse- Bangkok, Thailand.webm^[12].
• Bangkok's image is recorded as Temple of the Emerald of buddha or Wat Phra Kaew (cropped).jpg^[13].
• Bangkok's continent is recorded as Asia^[14].
• Bangkok's instance of is recorded as city^[15].
• Bangkok's instance of is recorded as special administrative area of Thailand^[16].
• Bangkok's instance of is recorded as first-level administrative division^[17].
• Bangkok's instance of is recorded as big city^[18].
• Bangkok's instance of is recorded as megacity^[19].
• Bangkok's instance of is recorded as largest city^[20].
• Bangkok's instance of is recorded as national capital^[21].
• Bangkok's instance of is recorded as financial center^[22].
• Bangkok's official language is recorded as Thai^[23].
• Bangkok's flag image is recorded as Flag of Bangkok.svg^[24].
• Bangkok's shares border with is recorded as Nonthaburi^[25].
• Bangkok's shares border with is recorded as Samut Prakan^[26].
• Bangkok's shares border with is recorded as Pathum Thani^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Thailand^[9], a constitutional monarchy^[28], in Thailand^[29], founded in 1768^[30] and Konbaung dynasty^[10], a noble family^[31], founded in 1752^[32]. Bangkok is located in Thailand^[8]. Bangkok's continent is recorded as Asia^[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[15], special administrative area of Thailand^[16], first-level administrative division^[17], big city^[18], megacity^[19], and largest city^[20]. Religious affiliations include Buddhism^[3], a religion^[33]; Islam^[4], a major religious group^[34], founded in 0631^[35]; Christianity^[5], a major religious group^[36], founded in 0033^[37]; Hinduism^[6], a religion^[38]; and Sikhism^[7], a major religious group^[39], founded in 1469^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bangkok include Bangkok Opera^[41], an opera company^[42], in Thailand^[43], founded in 2001^[44] and BK Magazine^[45], a magazine^[46], in Thailand^[47].

Why It Matters

Bangkok ranks in the top 0.23% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,991 views/month, #13 of 5,534).^[2] Bangkok has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Bangkok is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Bangkok include Bangkok Opera^[41], an opera company^[42], in Thailand^[43], founded in 2001^[44] and BK Magazine^[45], a magazine^[46], in Thailand^[47].