What is Bangkok?
{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage-->| name = Bangkok | official_name = Krung Thep Maha Nakhon | native_name = กรุงเทพมหานคร | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = Bangkok montage 2.jpg | image size = | image_caption = Clockwise from top: [[Si Lom]] – [[Sathon]] business district, [[Wat Arun]], [[Giant Swing]], [[Victory Monument (Bangkok)|Victory Monument]], and [[Wat Phra Kaew]] | image_flag = Flag of Bangkok.svg | flag_size = | image_seal = Seal_Bangkok_Metropolitan_Admin_(green).svg | seal_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = Thailand | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Thailand]] | government_footnotes = | government_type = [[Administrative divisions of Thailand|Special administrative area]] | leader_title = [[Bangkok Metropolitan Administration|Governor]] | leader_name =<!-- M.R. [[Sukhumbhand Paribatra]]--> | established_title = Settled | established_date = [[Ayutthaya Kingdom|Ayutthaya Period]] | established_title2 = Founded as capital | established_date2 = 21 April 1782 | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1568.737 | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = 7761.50 | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | population_as_of = 2010 (Census) | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 12000000 | population_density_km2 = 5258.60 | population_metro = 1456552