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Yala province

Yala
ยะลา
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiجالا (Jawi)
 • RumiJala (Rumi)
 • Chinese惹拉 (Simplified)
From top: 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, Sea of Mist Aiyoeweng, Chaloem Phra Kiat King Rama IX Waterfall in Betong District
Flag of Yala
Official seal of Yala
Motto(s): 
ใต้สุดสยาม เมืองงามชายแดน
("Southernmost of Siam. The beautiful border city.")
Map of Thailand highlighting Yala province
Map of Thailand highlighting Yala province
CountryThailand
CapitalYala
Government
 • GovernorAmphol Pongsuwan
(since October 2023)
Area
 • Total
4,521 km2 (1,746 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 47th
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total
536,330
 • Rank50th
 • Density118/km2 (310/sq mi)
  • RankRanked 45th
Human Achievement Index
 • HAI (2022)0.6617 "high"
Ranked 11th
GDP
 • Totalbaht 43 billion
(US$1.4 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
95xxx
Calling code073
ISO 3166 codeTH-95
Websitewww.yala.go.th

Yala (Thai: ยะลา, pronounced [já(ʔ).lāː] Malay: Jala[5]) 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.[6] Its southern part borders Kedah and Perak of Malaysia.

  1. ^ Advancing Human Development through the ASEAN Community, Thailand Human Development Report 2014, table 0:Basic Data (PDF) (Report). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Thailand. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-974-680-368-7. Retrieved 17 January 2016.[dead link]Data has been supplied by Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.
  2. ^ "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2561" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2019]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior (in Thai). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. ^ "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 12 March 2024, page 60{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ "Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition". <>. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). July 2019. ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. ^ Bernama. "Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN)". Air Times News Network. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  6. ^ Lian Lim, Siew (2013). "The Role of Shadow Puppetry in the Development of Phatthalung province, Thailand" (PDF). siewlianlim.com. Southeast Asia Club Conference, Northern Illinois University. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

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