Hat Yai District

Hat Yai หาดใหญ่
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Songkhla Province
Coordinates: 7°0′7″N 100°27′26″E / 7.00194°N 100.45722°ECoordinates: 7°0′7″N 100°27′26″E / 7.00194°N 100.45722°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Songkhla
Area
• Total	852.796 km^2 (329.266 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	384,994
• Density	451/km^2 (1,170/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	90110
Geocode	9011
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Hat Yai (Thai: หาดใหญ่) is a district (Amphoe) of Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.

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.

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 Lang 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	-	158,412
2.	Khuan Lang	ควนลัง	6	42,266
3.	Khu Tao	คูเต่า	10	11,015
4.	Kho Hong	คอหงส์	8	44,916
5.	Khlong Hae	คลองแห	11	32,553
7.	Khlong U Taphao	คลองอู่ตะเภา	4	2,820
8.	Chalung	ฉลุง	6	7,285
11.	Thung Yai	ทุ่งใหญ่	6	5,131
12.	Thung Tam Sao	ทุ่งตำเสา	10	16,053
13.	Tha Kham	ท่าข้าม	8	7,933
14.	Nam Noi	น้ำน้อย	10	13,470
16.	Ban Phru	บ้านพรุ	11	29,610
18.	Phatong	พะตง	8	13,530

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

References

1. Province Information