Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom

Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit

ภพ นพรัตนราชธานีบรู รี มย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์มหาสถาน อมรพิมานอวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยวิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์

The name, composed of Pali and Sanskrit root words, translates as:[18]
City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods
incarnate, erected by Vishvakarman at Indra's behest.

The name is listed in Guinness World Records as the world's longest place name, at 168 letters.[19][g] Many Thais who recall
the full name do so because of its use in the 1989 song "Krung Thep Maha Nakhon" by Thai rock band Asanee–Wasan, the
lyrics of which consist entirely of the city's full name, repeated throughout the song. [20]

The city is now officially known in Thai ิ ทร์ มหินทรายุธยา

กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรร ัตนโกสน
มหาดิลก by a shortened form of the full ceremonial name, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, which is colloquially further
shortened to Krung Thep (city of gods). Krung, กรุง is a Thai word of Mon–Khmer origin, meaning 'capital, king',[21][verification
needed]
while thep, เทพ is from Pali/Sanskrit, meaning 'deity' or 'god' and corresponding to deva.

Government[edit]
Main article: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

The city's ceremonial name is displayed in front of Bangkok

City Hall.
The city of Bangkok is locally governed by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). Although its boundaries are at
the provincial (changwat) level, unlike the other 76 provinces Bangkok is a special administrative area whose governor is
directly elected to serve a four-year term. The governor, together with four appointed deputies, form the executive body, who
implement policies through the BMA civil service headed by the Permanent Secretary for the BMA. In separate elections,
each district elects one or more city councillors, who form the Bangkok Metropolitan Council. The council is the BMA's
legislative body, and has power over municipal ordinances and the city's budget. [22] The latest gubernatorial election took
place on 22 May 2022 after an extended lapse following the 2014 Thai coup d'état, and was won by Chadchart Sittipunt.[23]