Bangkok (Asia & the Pacific)
Population: 20,307,216
GDP: 33,506 USD
Functional Urban Area: 5,161 km2
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Bangkok, Thailand's capital and a megacity, is governed by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, a special local government entity established in 1975. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, led by the Governor of Bangkok, directly elected by the city’s residents for a four-year term, oversees urban planning, transportation, waste management, and public services across the city's 50 districts. The broader Bangkok Metropolitan Region includes neighboring provinces, where collaboration between multiple agencies supports regional planning and infrastructure development.

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Key findings

The share of population with access to rapid transit in Bangkok doubled between 2000 (4%) and 2020 (9%), reflecting Bangkok’s steady efforts to match regional counterparts’ performance (13%) and improve transport accessibility in a rapidly growing megacity.

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