Bangkok City Introduction for new Visitors

Bangkok Geographic coordinates

3°8′N  101°41′E

Bangkok Airports Code

1). BKK - Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, and

2). DMK - Don Mueang International Airport

Bangkok Airports Name

Two Airports connect Bangkok to the World :

1). Suvarnabhumi Airport  (IATA: BKK, ICAO: VTBS), also known as (New) Bangkok International Airport

2). Don Mueang International Airport (IATA: DMK) - Used by many low-cost airlines

1). Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) 30 KM east of downtown Bangkok, 45-minute drive from the city center

2). Don Mueang Airport (DMK), approx. 24 KM from City, 30 mins drive from City Center

More Information on Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and most populated city in Thailand.

Locals in Thai call Bangkok as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep.

Bangkok city occupies:
1). 1,568.7 square kilometers (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in Central Thailand, and
2). has a population of over 8 million, or 12.6 percent of the country's population.

Bangkok Area (City)

606 sq Miles (1,568.737 sq km)

Bangkok Population

8.281 million (2010)

Languages in Bangkok

Thai is the official language in Thailand.

English is spoken in hotels, mall shops, big restaurants, tourist attractions, and popular tourist places in the Bangkok area. 

In addition to English, many Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow) and Indian (Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi) dialects are spoken.

All Street signs are in Thai and English.