7 Longest Place Names In The World

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11 January 2025


The world is a wonderful and at times, a quirky place. Here is a list of some of the longest place names in the world.


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Thailand, 163 letters
Bankok's ceremonial name is: Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.


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Wales, 58 letters
The Welsh town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is certainly a mounthful.


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USA, 52 letters
Los Angeles' full name at the  time of founding was 'El Rio de Nuestra Senora Reina de Los Angeles de La Poricuncula'.


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Spain, 39 letters
Azpilicuetagaraycosaroyarenberecolarrea is located in Azpilkueta, Navarra. It's Basque for “The low field of high pen of Azpilkueta.”


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Finland, 35 letters
Lapland is home to Äteritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijänkä, a town with the longest name in Finland.


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Germany, 26 letters
Schmedeswurth is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.


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Netherlands, 25 letters
Gasselterboerveenschemond is a rustic, old village in the Dutch province of Drenthe.


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