City Government
Governor of Bangkok is Sukhumbhand Paribatra of the Democratic Party. He won the elections of 11 January 2009 at 45.4% of the vote compared to the candidates of the Puea Thai Party, Yuranand “Sam” Pamornmontri, who received 26.92 percent of the vote.
Bangkok is a special administrative region and has the status of a province. Unlike the 75 other provinces of Thailand (Changwat), but it is the only province where the governor is directly elected. Gubernatorial elections are held generally every four years.
The urban area of metropolitan Bangkok (Bangkok Metropolitan Area – “BMR”) extends beyond the borders of Bangkok province and extends into the neighboring provinces of Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Pathum Thani. Today’s Bangkok was founded in 1972 from the merger of the old province of Bangkok – Changwat Phra Nakhon – and the Thonburi province.
Bangkok maintains partnerships with the following cities:
- Since 19 February 1962: Washington D. C., USA
- Since 26 May 1993: Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- Since 19 June 1997: Moscow, Russia
- Since 23 November 2005: Chaozhou, China
- Since 16 June 2006: Seoul, South Korea
In addition to twinning Bangkok still has many cities and towns friendships contacts.
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