Yala: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Yala
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 93,558
• Coordinates: 6.5400° N, 101.2813° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 807 km (501 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Narathiwat Airport (NAW): 51 km (32 mi), straight line
• Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR, Malaysia): 105 km (65 mi), straight line
• Hat Yai International Airport (HDY): 107 km (67 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Mae Lan: 14 km (9 mi)
• Krong Pi Nang: 14 km (9 mi)
• Raman: 17 km (11 mi)
• Yaha: 18 km (11 mi)
• Thung Yang Daeng: 18 km (11 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Hat Yai, 103 km (64 mi)

Things to see

• วัดเมืองยะลา (place of worship)