Yaha district

Yaha
ยะหา
District
Yaha District Office
Yaha District Office
District location in Yala province
District location in Yala province
Coordinates: 6°28′42″N 101°8′6″E / 6.47833°N 101.13500°E / 6.47833; 101.13500
CountryThailand
ProvinceYala
Subdistricts7
Mubans49
Area
 • Total
500.0 km2 (193.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
60,091
 • Density103.1/km2 (267/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code95120
Geocode9505

Yaha (Thai: ยะหา, pronounced [já(ʔ).hǎː]; Pattani Malay: ยาฮา, pronounced [jāː.hāː]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Yala province, southern Thailand.

History

Yaha was separated from Mueang Yala to create the district in 1907.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Kabang of Yala province; Saba Yoi of Songkhla province; Mueang Yala, Krong Pinang, and Bannang Sata of Yala province; and Kedah state of Malaysia.

Administration

Central administration

Yaha is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 49 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.
1.Yahaยะหา914,837
2.La-aeละแอ64,412
3.Pataeปะแต912,898
4.Baroบาโร๊ะ89,756
6.Tachiตาชี52,080
7.Ba-ngoi Sinaeบาโงยซิแน67,823
8.Katongกาตอง68,285

Numbers 5 and 9 belong to the tambons which now form Kabang District.

Local administration

There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics 2014" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2015-06-22.