Yala province
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| Capital: | Yala |
| Area: | 4,521.1 km² Ranked 48th |
| Inhabitants: | 415,537 (2000) Ranked 59th |
| Pop. density: | 92 inh./km² Ranked 47th |
| ISO 3166-2: | TH-95 |
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Yala (Thai ยะลา) is the southernmost province (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north-west clockwise) Songkhla, Pattani and Narathiwat. The southern part borders Malaysia.
In Malay Language, the province is somethimes written as Jolor.
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2 History 3 Demographics 4 Symbols 5 Administrative divisions 6 External links |
Geography
Yala is located on the Malay Peninsula.
History
Historically Yala used to be part of Pattani, a semi-independent Malay kingdom, but part of the Thai kingdoms of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya. After Ayutthaya fell in 1767, Pattani gained full independence, but under King Rama I it became part of Thailand again. In 1909, it was annexed by the Kingdom of Siam as part of a treaty negotiated with the British Empire. Along with Narathiwat, Yala was originally part of Pattani, but they were split off and became provinces of their own. There is a separatist movement in Yala, which occasionally prompts violence. After being dormant for several years it erupted again in 2004.
Demographics
Yala is one of the four provinces of Thailand where the majority of the population are Muslim, making up 68.9% of the population. Also 66.1% of the population are Malay.
| The provincial seal shows a miner with simple mining tools including hoes, crowbars, and baskets. Yala was originally a mining town with tin and tungsten ores. The provincial tree is the Red Saraca (Saraca declinata), and the provincial flower is the Bullet Wood (Mimusops elengi). |
Administrative divisions
Yala is subdivided into 7 districts (Amphoe) and one minor district (King Amphoe)), which are further subdivided into 56 communes (tambon) and 341 villages (mubaan).| Amphoe | King Amphoe | |
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External links
Provinces of Thailand
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North:
Chiang Mai | Chiang Rai | Kamphaeng Phet | Lampang | Lamphun | Mae Hong Son | Nakhon Sawan | Nan | Phayao | Phetchabun | Phichit | Phitsanulok | Phrae | Sukhothai | Tak | Uthai Thani | Uttaradit
North-East:
Amnat Charoen | Buriram | Chaiyaphum | Kalasin | Khon Kaen | Loei | Maha Sarakham | Mukdahan | Nakhon Phanom | Nakhon Ratchasima | Nongbua Lamphu | Nong Khai | Roi Et | Sakhon Nakhon | Sisaket | Surin | Ubon Ratchathani | Udon Thani | Yasothon
Central:
Ang Thong | Ayutthaya | Bangkok | Chainat | Kanchanaburi | Lopburi | Nakhon Nayok | Nakhon Pathom | Nonthaburi | Pathum Thani | Phetchaburi | Prachuap Khiri Khan | Ratchaburi | Samut Prakan | Samut Sakhon | Samut Songkhram | Saraburi | Sing Buri | Suphanburi
South:
Chumphon | Krabi | Nakhon Si Thammarat | Narathiwat | Pattani | Phang Nga | Phattalung | Phuket | Ranong | Satun | Songkhla | Surat Thani | Trang | Yala
East:
Chachoengsao | Chanthaburi | Chonburi | Rayong | Prachinburi | Sa Kaeo | Trat