Sateng Nok
สะเตงนอก | |
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Country | Thailand |
Province | Yala |
District | Mueang Yala |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 31,725 |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postal code | 95000 |
TIS 1099 | 950116 |
Sateng Nok (Thai: สะเตงนอก, pronounced [sā.tēːŋ nɔ̂ːk]) is a tambon (sub-district) of Mueang Yala District, in Yala Province, Thailand.[1][failed verification] In 2017 it had a population of 31,725 persons.[2]
Sateng Nok lies on the border with Pattani Province in the north of Yala Province.[3] It sits astride Route 4082 off Route 4106, south of Khao Tum and north of Krong Pinang District. The Yala Railway runs through the centre of the urban area. The Tham Phab Khien Fa Panang Caves lie to the east of Sateng on the way to Budi. They contain some 500-year-old rock paintings.[4] The area was flooded in November–December 2011 and several people lost their lives.[5]