What is the capital of Phuket?

What is the capital of Phuket?

Phuket (/puːˈkɛt/ poo-KET; Thai: เทศบาลนครภูเก็ต or ภูเก็ต, pronounced [pʰūː. kèt]) is a city in the southeast of Phuket Island, Thailand. It is the capital of Phuket Province. As of 2020 the city had a population of 79,308….Phuket (city)

Phuket ภูเก็ต
Geocode 8399
Website phuketcity.go.th

What is the capital country of Bangkok?

Thailand
Bangkok, Thai Krung Thep, city, 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. The Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand.

What is the capital of Thailand 2020?

Bangkok
Bangkok

Bangkok กรุงเทพมหานคร Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Elevation 1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Population (2010 census)
• City 8,305,218
• Estimate (2020) 10,539,000

What is Bangkok’s real name?

Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin
Apparently, Bangkok is the city’s nickname and it’s ceremonial name is “Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit!”

How many square kilometers is Phuket?

209.7 mi²Phuket / Area

Is Phuket in Thailand or Malaysia?

Phuket, city and island, southern Thailand. The island lies in the Andaman Sea, off the west coast of peninsular Thailand.

Who owns Thailand?

Thailand

Kingdom of Thailand ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thai) Ratcha-anachak Thai
Demonym(s) Thai
Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch Vajiralongkorn (Rama X)
• Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

Why Bangkok is the capital of Thailand?

Bangkok became the capital of Siam (as Thailand was previously known) in 1782, when General Chao Phraya Chakkri, the founder of the ruling Chakkri dynasty, assumed the throne as Rama I and moved the court from the west to the east bank of the Chao Phraya River.

Is Bangkok a province or city?

Thailand has 73 provinces including Chiang Mai, Phangnga and Sukhothai. Bangkok is a province with the highest population.

Why is Bangkok’s name so long?

Thai people actually call their Thailand’s capital city ‘กรุงเทพมหานคร’ (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon) or ‘กรุงเทพฯ’ (Krung Thep) instead of Bangkok. It is because Bangkok comes from the old name, ‘บางกอก’ (Baang-gòok) but maybe foreigners heard it differently, so the pronunciation changed to Bangkok.

Why did Thailand change its name?

The name Siam came from a Sanskrit word, syam. A forceful nationalist and moderniser, he changed the country’s name to Thailand. The change was part of Phibun’s determination to bring his people into the modern world and at the same time to emphasise their unique identity.

What does Phuket mean in English?

Phuket in British English (ˌpuːˈkɛt ) noun. an island and province of S Thailand, in the Andaman Sea: mainly flat; suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Area: 534 sq km (206 sq miles) the chief town of the island of Phuket; a popular tourist resort.