Mueang Yala ( Thai : เมืองยะลา , pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ já(ʔ).lāː] ; Pattani Malay : ยาลอ, pronounced [jāː.lɔː] ) is the capital district ( amphoe mueang ) of Yala province , southern Thailand .
6-478: Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Khok Pho , Mae Lan and Yarang of Pattani province ; Raman , Krong Pinang and Yaha of Yala province; and Saba Yoi of Songkhla province . The main river is the Pattani River , which runs through the town of Yala. Originally only known as Mueang district, the district was renamed Sateng in 1917 to share the name with the central sub-district. In 1938,
12-439: Is a district ( amphoe ) of Pattani province , southern Thailand . The area of the district originally belonged to Mueang Nong Chik, one of the seven provinces of Pattani Kingdom . The district was established by splitting it from Nong Chik district , at first named "Mueang Kao" ( เมืองเก่า ). As the district office was in tambon Makrut it was later renamed "Makrut District" ( มะกรูด ). In 1929 King Rama VII visited
18-493: Is one city ( thesaban nakhon ) in the district: There is one town ( thesaban mueang ) in the district: There are four sub-district municipalities ( thesaban tambons ) in the district: There are nine sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: This Yala Province , Thailand location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Khok Pho district Khok Pho ( Thai : โคกโพธิ์ , pronounced [kʰôːk pʰōː] )
24-500: The Sankalakhiri mountain range at the border of Pattani, Yala, and Songkhla Provinces. Khok Pho is divided into 12 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 81 administrative villages ( mubans ). Missing numbers are tambons which now form Mae Lan District. There are three sub-district municipalities ( thesaban tambons ) in the district: There are 11 sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in
30-572: The district to see the solar eclipse on 9 May. During this visit he saw a building in Khok Pho which he thought to be more fitting as the district office, thus the office was moved there. In 1939 the district received its current name Khok Pho. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Nong Chik and Mae Lan of Pattani Province; Mueang Yala of Yala province ; and Saba Yoi and Thepha of Songkhla province . Namtok Sai Khao National Park covers an area of 110 km of forested hills of
36-420: The district was renamed Mueang Yala to conform with the common name of the central districts of a province. Five sub-districts are scheduled to be split off to form the new district Lam Mai in 2015. Mueang Yala is divided into 14 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 80 administrative villages ( mubans ). Missing numbers are tambons which now form Krong Pinang District. There
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