Yala, Thailand

Yala
ยะลา
City Municipality
City of Yala
เทศบาลนครยะลา
Official seal of Yala
Seal
Yala is located in Thailand
Yala
Yala
Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 6°32′33″N 101°16′59″E / 6.54250°N 101.28306°E / 6.54250; 101.28306
Country Thailand
ProvinceYala
DistrictMueang Yala
Government
 • TypeCity Municipality
 • MayorPongsak Yingchonchaoen
Area
 • Total19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total60,617
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Area code(+66) 73
Websiteyalacity.go.th

Yala (Thai: ยะลา, pronounced [jáʔlaː] or [jálaː]) is a city and seat of Mueang Yala District and Yala Province, southern Thailand.[1] The provincial and district capital, it is 137 kilometres by road southeast of Hat Yai.[2] The eastern part of the city is part of the neighboring tambon of Sateng Nok. As of 2019 the tambon had a total population of 60,617.[3] It lies on the border with Pattani Province in the north of Yala Province.[2] It lies on Thailand Route 4106, south of Khao Tum and north of Krong Pinang. Yala railway station is on the State Railway of Thailand Southern Line. Yala is approximately 1,100 km south of Bangkok.[4]

  1. ^ "Yala". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  3. ^ "สะเตง". Thai Tambon.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Yala: How to Go". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 19 September 2016.