Yaha district

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
District
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]
01.	Yaha	ยะหา	09	14,837
02.	La-ae	ละแอ	06	04,412
03.	Patae	ปะแต	09	12,898
04.	Baro	บาโร๊ะ	08	09,756
06.	Tachi	ตาชี	05	02,080
07.	Ba-ngoi Sinae	บาโงยซิแน	06	07,823
08.	Katong	กาตอง	06	08,285

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.

References

1. "Population statistics 2014" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2015-06-22.

External links

• amphoe.com (in Thai)