Great tour of a new part of Bangkok

There are many well-known facts about Bangkok like it is the largest city and capital of Thailand. There are a lot of extremely beautiful temples, palaces, shopping, clubs, dining, and best pubs in Bangkok. This place has plenty of things to offer to its tourists. But what else people still don’t know about this vibrant city? Here is the collection of fun facts and interesting information about Bangkok.

Thai Name of Bangkok

To the outsiders, the capital of Thailand is known as Bangkok. But Thai people call it something else. For them, it’s officially known as the Krung Thep Maha Nakhon

Largest City In Thailand

By far, Bangkok is the largest city in this country. In fact, it is hardly 8.2 million people which are close to almost 13% of the total population of Thailand. It is true that this city seems overcrowded and terribly busy, still, when compared to world's other major cities, Bangkok is relatively small. It ranks 24th largest city behind Moscow, New York City, and Shanghai.

Listed In World’s Most Popular Cities

It is true that the total population of Bangkok is the no. of people who are living there permanently, but the tourists that visit Bangkok every year make it more popular. When these tourists are added to the population that lives there would make it understand why Bangkok is so busy. This city is considered as one of the most popular cities of the world, attracting tourists every year even more than Paris.

Districts In Bangkok

The land size of Bangkok is another interesting information. Since the 1980s boom, this city has sprawled out. This city is divided into 50 districts. 35 of them are situated on the Chao Phraya River’s east bank. 15 of them are on the western bank. These fifty districts are further divided into 169 subdistricts.

World’s Hottest City

It is well known to all that Bangkok is a hot place to pay a visit. But there is an interesting fact about this too. Bangkok holds the record as the hottest city in the world. It is not true that the daily temperature is high here, but the fact is that Bangkok remains hot all year. Here the average air temperature is 28C. Plus, the hottest month is between March and May. no matter when the tourists visit there, it would always be hot with a little bit lower humidity. To visit here the preferred time would be from November to February.

Temples in Bangkok

This city has a vast number of temples altogether. There are almost 400 in number. It would not be possible for the tourists to visit all of them. Still, they can many of them. In Bangkok, there are few very popular temples namely Wat Arun, Wat Pho, and Wat Phra Kaew.

World’s Largest Chinatown

Another interesting fact about Thailand’s capital is that it is reputed to have the world’s largest Chinatown. The vast area, which is locally called as the Yaowarat, is full of alleys and streets. This area is full of restaurants, shops, and infinite street food stalls. Visitors go to the Chinatown to see the culture, but stayed there for the city’s best cuisine, souvenirs and goods at the cheapest prices. Visitors must go to the Wat Traimit to experience the site of world’s largest sold gold Buddha.

World’s Largest Market

Bangkok has the largest market in the world. It is claimed by some people that Chatuchak Weekend Markets is the largest with almost 8,000 stalls. It has not proved yet that it tops the world’s largest list, but surely it is a well-known fact that Bangkok’s Chatuchak is by far the Thailand’s largest market. It is that place where visitors definitely visit.

Best Places for Songkran

Songkran is the Thai festival that celebrates Thailand’s new year. Thai New Year is celebrated from 13 to 15 April every year. Visitors should head over to the popular Khao San Road to experience the best and biggest water fight they have ever seen.

Highest Sky Bar

Bangkok is popular for its beautiful nightlife. From beer bars to Go-Go bars. While seeking out for one of the most stunning and spectacular places to have a drink apart from best pubs in Bangkok, it would be the sky bar. These places are named as Skybars because of their location. They are situated in high up places as on the building’s top. From these points, fabulous settings and views are being provided. Across all over the city, there are many breathtaking sky bars are scattered. Among all these, The Rooftop bar that is located on the Baiyoke Sky Hotel’s 83rd floor has earned the title of Bangkok’s highest sky bar. The views from this place are unsurpassed.

At Last,

These were some fun and interesting facts about Bangkok. Now next time the tourists visit here may impress their family members and friends with all these amazing Bangkok facts that they know.