Yala, Thailand
Yala
ยะลา | |
|---|---|
| City of Yala เทศบาลนครยะลา | |
Location in Thailand | |
| Coordinates: 6°32′33″N 101°16′59″E / 6.54250°N 101.28306°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Yala |
| District | Mueang Yala |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipality |
| • Mayor | Pongsak Yingchonchaoen |
| Area | |
• Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 60,617 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area code | (+66) 73 |
| Website | yalacity |
Yala (Thai: ยะลา, pronounced [jáʔlaː] or [jálaː]) is a city and seat of Mueang Yala District and Yala Province of far southern Thailand. The provincial and district capital, it is 137 kilometres by road southeast of Hat Yai. 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. It lies on the border with Pattani Province in the north of Yala Province. 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.