Mueang Yala District

Mueang Yala
เมืองยะลา
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Yala Province
Coordinates:
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.