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Bangkok, [a] officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon [b] and colloquially as Krung Thep, [c] is the capital and most populous 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 9.0 million as of 2021, 13% of the country's population.
The Embassy-founded Indonesian School of Bangkok (opened on 6 October 1962) was also located inside the Embassy compound on Petchburi Road. [5] The Indonesian Consulate-general in Songkhla, another diplomatic mission of Indonesia to Thailand, was established with the background of Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle's formation in 1993.
Sixty-two languages were recognised by the Royal Thai Government. [277] For the purposes of the national census, four dialects of Thai exist; these partly coincide with regional designations, such as Southern Thai and Northern Thai. [275] The largest of Thailand's minority languages is the Lao dialect of Isan spoken in
The Department of Tourism recorded 26,861,095 Thai and 11,361,808 foreign visitors to Bangkok in 2010. Lodgings saw 15,031,244 guests, who occupied 49.9 percent of the city's 86,687 hotel rooms. [ 7 ]
The Neilson Hays library was named after Jennie Neilson Hays, a Danish-American missionary who came to Bangkok in the late 19th century. She was married to a medical doctor, Thomas Hayward Hays, who was also a missionary. Jennie joined the Bangkok Library Association in 1895 and was its president three times in 25 years, until her death in 1920.
Bangkok City Library, 2018. The Bangkok City Library is a public library in Bangkok, Thailand. It is on Ratchadamnoen Klang Road at the Khok Wua Intersection in Phra Nakhon District. It opened in April 2017, four years after Bangkok was named the UNESCO World Book Capital in 2013. [1] The "Bangkok City Library" occupies 4,789 m 2 spread over ...
The Royal Plaza, or formally Dusit Palace Plaza (Thai: ลานพระราชวังดุสิต; RTGS: Lan Phra Ratchawang Dusit), and also known among Thais as Equestrian Statue Plaza (Thai: ลานพระบรมรูปทรงม้า; RTGS: Lan Phra Borommarup Song Ma), is an important public square in the palace and ...
Indonesia and Thailand have officially established diplomatic ties on 7 March 1950. [1] The two countries have since enjoyed a cordial bilateral relationship. [2] Both countries have established embassies in each capitals, Indonesia has their embassy in Bangkok and a consulate in Songkhla, while Thailand has their embassy in Jakarta and honorary consulates in Denpasar, Medan and Surabaya. [3]