Songkhla: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Songkhla
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 61,758
• Coordinates: 7.1988° N, 100.5951° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 729 km (453 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Hat Yai International Airport (HDY): 37 km (23 mi), straight line
• Trang Airport (TST): 113 km (70 mi), straight line
• Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR, Malaysia): 114 km (71 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Ban Mai: 5.5 km (3.4 mi)
• Singhanakhon: 6.5 km (4.0 mi)
• Bang Klam: 24 km (15 mi)
• Hat Yai: 25 km (15 mi)
• Khuan Niang: 27 km (17 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Hat Yai, 25 km (15 mi)

Things to see

• Cat and Mouse (artwork)
• Hub Ho Hin (Red Rice Mill) (building)
• Samila Beach (attraction)
• Wat Matchimawas Worawihan (place of worship)
• Wat Yang Thong (place of worship)
• พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ สงขลา (museum)