Amphoe Hat Yai

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Hat Yai
หาดใหญ่
Statistics
Province: Songkhla
District office: 7°0′7″N, 100°27′26″E
Area: 852.8 km²
Inhabitants: 354,636 (2005)
Pop. density: 415.8 inh./km²
Geocode: 9011
Postal code: 90110
Map
Map of Songkhla, Thailand highlighting Hat Yai

Hat Yai (Thai: หาดใหญ่) is a district (Amphoe) of Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khuan Kalong of Satun Province, and Rattaphum, Bang Klam, Khuan Niang, Singhanakhon, Mueang Songkhla, Na Mom, Chana, Sadao and Khlong Hoi Khong.

The northeastern part of the district is at the shore of the Songkhla Lake.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 98 villages (muban). The city (thesaban nakhon) Hat Yai covers the whole tambon Hat Yai. There are 4 towns (thesaban mueang) - Ban Phru covers parts of tambon Ban Phru, and Khlong Hae, Khuan Luan and Kho Hong each cover the whole same-named tambon. There is further one township (thesaban tambon) - Pha Tong covers parts of tambon Pha Tong. The non-municipal areas are administrated by 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Hat Yai หาดใหญ่ - 155,585
2. Khuan Lang ควนลัง 6 35,257
3. Khu Tao คูเต่า 10 10,555
4. Kho Hong คอหงส์ 8 43,499
5. Khlong Hae คลองแห 11 24,042
7. Khlong U Taphao คลองอู่ตะเภา 4 2,452
8. Chalung ฉลุง 6 6,548
11. Thung Yai ทุ่งใหญ่ 6 4,578
12. Thung Tam Sao ทุ่งตำเสา 10 14,746
13. Tha Kham ท่าข้าม 8 7,830
14. Nam Noi น้ำน้อย 10 12,703
16. Ban Phru บ้านพรุ 11 23,860
18. Phatong พะตง 8 12,981

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Bang Klam and Khlong Hoi Khong.