Mueang Yala district


Mueang Yala is the capital district of Yala province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are : Khok Pho, Mae Lan and Yarang of Pattani province; Raman, Krong Pinang and Yaha of Yala province; and Saba Yoi of Songkhla province.
The main river is the Pattani River, which runs through the town of Yala.

History

Originally only known as Mueang district, the district was renamed Sateng in 1917 to share the name with the central sub-district. In 1938, the district was renamed Mueang Yala to conform with the common name of the central districts of a province.
Five sub-districts are scheduled to be split off to form the new district Lam Mai in 2015.

Administration

Central administration

Mueang Yala is divided into 14 sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 80 administrative villages.
No.NameThaiVillagesPop.
1.Satengสะเตง-61,250
2.Budiบุดี810,700
3.Yupoยุโป66,829
4.Lidonลิดล55,876
6.Yalaยะลา33,479
8.Thasapท่าสาป67,507
9.Lam Maiลำใหม่77,015
10.Na Thamหน้าถ้ำ43,241
11.Lam Phayaลำพะยา75,042
12.Posengเปาะเส้ง45,284
14.Phronพร่อน65,263
15.Bannang Sarengบันนังสาเรง67,414
16.Sateng Nokสะเตงนอก1330,395
18.Taseตาเซะ55,710

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Krong Pinang District.

Local administration

There is one city in the district:
There is one town in the district:
There are four sub-district municipalities in the district:
  • Lam Mai consisting of parts of sub-district Lam Mai.
  • Budi consisting of sub-district Budi.
  • Yupo consisting of sub-district Yupo.
  • Tha Sap consisting of sub-district Tha Sap.
There are nine sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
  • Lidon consisting of sub-district Lidon.
  • Yala consisting of sub-district Yala.
  • Lam Mai consisting of parts of sub-district Lam Mai.
  • Na Tham consisting of sub-district Na Tham.
  • Lam Phaya consisting of sub-district Lam Phaya.
  • Po Seng consisting of sub-district Po Seng.
  • Phron consisting of sub-district Phron.
  • Bannang Sareng consisting of sub-district Bannang Sareng.
  • Ta Se consisting of sub-district Ta Se.