Yala province
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| Capital: | Yala |
| Area: | 4,521.1 km² Ranked 48th |
| Inhabitants: | 415,537 (2000) Ranked 59th |
| Pop. density: | 92 inh./km² Ranked 47th |
| ISO 3166-2: | TH-95 |
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Yala (Thai ยะลา) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north-west clockwise) Songkhla, Pattani and Narathiwat. To the south it borders Malaysia.
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2 History 3 Demographics 4 Symbols 5 Administrative divisions 6 External links |
Geography
Yala is located on the Malay Peninsula.
History
Historically Yala used to be part of Pattani, a semi-independent Malay kingdom, but part of the Thai kingdoms of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya. After Ayutthaya fell in 1767, Pattani gained full independence, but under King Rama I it became part of Thailand again. In 1909, it was annexed by the Kingdom of Siam as part of a treaty negotiated with the British Empire. Along with Narathiwat, Yala was originally part of Pattani, but they were split off and became provinces of their own. There is a separatist movement in Yala, which occasionally prompts violence.
Yala is one of the four provinces of Thailand where the majority of the population are Muslim, making up 68.9% of the population. Also 66.1% of the population are Malay.Demographics
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The provincial seal shows a miner with simple mining tools including hoes, crowbars, and baskets. Yala was originally a mining town with tin and tungsten ores. The provincial tree is the Red Saraca (Saraca declinata), and the provincial flower is the Bullet Wood (Mimusops elengi). |
Administrative divisions
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