Yaha district
District in Yala, Thailand
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Yaha (Thai: ยะหา, pronounced [já(ʔ).hǎː]; Pattani Malay: ยาฮา, pronounced [jāː.hāː]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Yala province, southern Thailand.
Yaha
ยะหา | |
|---|---|
Yaha District Office | |
 District location in Yala province | |
| Coordinates: 6°28′42″N 101°8′6″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Yala |
| Subdistricts | 7 |
| Mubans | 49 |
| Area | |
• Total | 500.0 km2 (193.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 60,091 |
| • Density | 103.1/km2 (267/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 95120 |
| Geocode | 9505 |
History
Yaha was separated from Mueang Yala to create the district in 1907.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Kabang of Yala province; Saba Yoi of Songkhla province; Mueang Yala, Krong Pinang, and Bannang Sata of Yala province; and Kedah state of Malaysia.
Administration
Central administration
Yaha is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 49 administrative villages (mubans).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yaha | ยะหา | 9 | 14,837 |
| 2. | La-ae | ละแอ | 6 | 4,412 |
| 3. | Patae | ปะแต | 9 | 12,898 |
| 4. | Baro | บาโร๊ะ | 8 | 9,756 |
| 6. | Tachi | ตาชี | 5 | 2,080 |
| 7. | Ba-ngoi Sinae | บาโงยซิแน | 6 | 7,823 |
| 8. | Katong | กาตอง | 6 | 8,285 |
Numbers 5 and 9 belong to the tambons which now form Kabang District.
Local administration
There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:
- Yaha (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลยะหา) consisting of parts of sub-district Yaha.
- Patae (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลปะแต) consisting of sub-district Patae.
There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
- Yaha (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลยะหา) consisting of parts of sub-district Yaha.
- La-ae (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลละแอ) consisting of sub-district La-ae.
- Baro (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบาโร๊ะ) consisting of sub-district Baro.
- Tachi (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลตาชี) consisting of sub-district Tachi.
- Ba-ngoi Sinae (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบาโงยซิแน) consisting of sub-district Ba-ngoi Sinae.
- Katong (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลกาตอง) consisting of sub-district Katong.
