Yala, Thailand

Yala
ยะลา
City Municipality
Yala
Coordinates: 6°32′33″N 101°16′59″E / 6.54250°N 101.28306°E / 6.54250; 101.28306
Country  Thailand
Province Yala
Amphoe Mueang Yala
Population (2005)
 • Total 76,853
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)

Yala (Thai: ยะลา, pronounced [jáʔlaː] or  [jálaː]) is a city and seat of Mueang Yala District and Yala Province, southern Thailand.[1] The provincial and district capital, it is 137 kilometres by road south-east of Hat Yai.[2] The eastern part of the city is part of the neighboring tambon of Sateng Nok. As of 2010 the tambon had a total population of 76,853, up from 65,503 people reported in 2005.[3] It lies on the border with Pattani Province in the north of Yala Province.[2] It lies along Thailand Route 4106, south of Khao Tum and north of Krong Pinang and has a railway station on the Yala Railway. Yala is approximately 1,100 km south of Bangkok.

History

Yala used to be part of the Pattani kingdom. When Ayutthaya was captured by the Burmese, Yala, along with other southern colonies, became independent. Yala was again included as part of Thailand about 41 years later. In September 1977, the King and Queen of Thailand narrowly avoided assassination after a bomb exploded nearby during a visit.[4][5] On 9 October, policemen from the 12th Provincial Police Headquarters and the Yala Provincial Police Headquarters arrested Abdun Romae Haron, Mae Prachu and Choning Saing on charges of conspiring with the escaped convicts Hayi Masae, Choya Samae and Abdun Romae in attempting to kill the monarchs.[6]

The area was affected by flooding in November and December 2011 and several people lost their lives.[7]

Notable landmarks

On the river

The city surrounds around a circular park and is meticulously laid out, centered along Phang Mueang, the central thoroughfare. There is a large park to the west of this with a lake and swamp. The city contains a Pillar Shrine, Yala Central Mosque, and a field hospital.[3] Yala Central Mosque is a large mosque with a square shaped roof and green dome, located along the main road towards the north of the city. It has existed in its location for over a century and was damaged during the Japanese occupation of Thailand, but was subsequently rebuilt after World War II.[8] Yala contains the Yala Hospital and Siroros Hospital, located along Route 4106 to serve the surrounding district.[2] The Tham Phab Khien Fa Panang caves lie to the east of Yala on the way to Budi and contain some 500-year-old rock paintings.[9]

Economy

The main occupations of the people are trade, agriculture, and business and governmental services, given that it is the capital of Mueang Yala District and contains district offices.[3] The Yala Railway is an important vector of trade between the city and other areas of southern Thailand. Secondary industry also has some significance, given that the city contains the Muang Yala municipal slaughterhouse in the western part of the city near the river bank, the Shaapan rubber factory, Sun Thai Yala Co. Ltd. (a wood processing firm), Charoenporn ice plant, and mineral water bottler.[2]

References

  1. ↑ International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2008). Landmine monitor report. Human Rights Watch. p. 677. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  3. 1 2 3 "สะเตง". Thai Tambon.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Kroef, Justus Maria Van der (1981). Communism in South-east Asia. Macmillan. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-333-24812-6. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Degenhardt, Henry W.; Day, Alan John (1983). Political dissent: an international guide to dissident, extra-parliamentary, guerrilla, and illegal political movements. Gale Research Company. ISBN 978-0-582-90255-8. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  6. ↑ British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service (1977). Summary of world broadcasts: Far East. Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corp. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Southern storm crisis worsens". Bangkok Post. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Yala Central Mosque". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Yala Province" (PDF). Thailand Caves Shepton.org.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

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