- Mueang Yala District
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Mueang Yala
เมืองยะลา— Amphoe — Amphoe location in Yala Province Coordinates: 6°32′33″N 101°16′59″E / 6.5425°N 101.28306°ECoordinates: 6°32′33″N 101°16′59″E / 6.5425°N 101.28306°E Country Thailand Province Yala Seat Tambon Muban Amphoe established Area - Total 258.0 km2 (99.6 sq mi) Population (2005) - Total 160,051 - Density 620.3/km2 (1,606.6/sq mi) Time zone THA (UTC+7) Postal code 95000 Geocode 9501 Mueang Yala (Thai: เมืองยะลา) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Yala Province, southern Thailand.
Geography
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.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 14 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 81 villages (muban). Yala is a city (thesaban nakhon) which covers the complete tambon Sateng. Lam Mai is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Lam Mai. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh. 1. Sateng สะเตง - 65,503 2. Budi บุดี 8 9,628 3. Yupo ยุโป 6 6,531 4. Lidon ลิดล 6 5,532 6. Yala ยะลา 3 3,072 8. Tha Sap ท่าสาป 6 6,580 9. Lam Mai ลำใหม่ 7 6,508 10. Na Tham หน้าถ้ำ 4 3,134 11. Lam Phaya ลำพะยา 7 5,175 12. Po Seng เปาะเส้ง 4 4,856 14. Phron พร่อน 6 4,813 15. Bannang Sareng บันนังสาเรง 6 6,489 16. Sateng Nok สะเตงนอก 13 26,479 18. Tase ตาเซะ 5 5,751 Missing numbers are tambon which now form Krong Pinang district.
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