Yala province
Yala (Thai: ยะลา, pronounced [já(ʔ).lāː] Malay: Jala) is the southernmost Province (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from northwest clockwise) Songkhla, Pattani, and Narathiwat. Yala is one of two landlocked provinces in southern Thailand, the other being Phatthalung. Its southern part borders Kedah and Perak of Malaysia.
Yala
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Bueng Nam Sai, a natural lake in Raman District, 26 km from Yala City, it was once the habitat of rare species of fish Asian arowana | |
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Map of Thailand highlighting Yala province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Yala |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Pirom Nilthaya (since October 2021) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,521 km2 (1,746 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 47th |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 536,330 |
| • Rank | 50th |
| • Density | 118/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 45th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2017) | 0.5183 "low" Ranked 72nd |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 43 billion (US$1.4 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 95xxx |
| Calling code | 073 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-95 |
| Website | www |
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