Sateng Nok

Sateng Nok
สะเตงนอก
Subdistrict
CountryThailand
ProvinceYala
DistrictMueang Yala
Population
 (2017)
 • Total31,725
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
95000
TIS 1099950116

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]

  1. ^ International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2008). Landmine monitor report. Human Rights Watch. p. 677. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Population statistics 2017" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  3. ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.[not specific enough to verify]
  4. ^ Ellis, Martin. "Yala Province" (PDF). Thailand Caves Shepton.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Southern storm crisis worsens". Bangkok Post. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.[dead link]