Bangkok Metropolitan Area GuideThe Bangkok Metropolitian Area is a massive metropolitan area around Bangkok, Thailand. HotelsFind hotels in Bangkok, Sam Phran, Nonthaburi and more. BangkokBangkok is the capital of Thailand and, with a population of over eleven million inhabitants, by far its largest city. Ko KretKo Kret is an island in the Chao Phraya River, 20 km north of Bangkok, Thailand. The island dates only to 1722, when a canal was constructed as a shortcut to bypass a bend in the Om Kret branch of the Chao Phraya river. Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom is in Bangkok Metropolitan Area in Thailand and the site of the world's tallest stupa. RangsitRangsit is an exurb 40 km north of Bangkok. Effectively a suburb of Bangkok, Rangsit is directly north of Bangkok on Phahonyothin Rd, 20 km from Don Muang Airport. NonthaburiNonthaburi is Thailand's second largest city, being a part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Area. Pathum ThaniPathum Thani is a city in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand. Pathum Thani has been a residential area for not less than 300 years since the reign of King Narai the Great of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya. Samut PrakanSamut Prakan is a city in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand. Samut Prakan, also known as Pak Nam, is located 29 km south of Bangkok, near where the Chao Phraya River flows into the Gulf of Thailand. Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon is a city in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand. Samut Sakhon, called by the locals as "Maha Chai", is a small province located on the mouth of the Tha Chin River, only 2 kilometres from the sea and 36 kilometres from Bangkok.