South Thailand / Yala
Yala, 1,084km (678mi) from Bangkok, is the capital of the southernmost province of Thailand, as always named identical with the provincial capital. Its Betong District, bordering on Malaysia, is the southernmost district of the kingdom.
The economy of the town and the province depend heavily on rubber, such as the economy of neighboring Malaysia.
The total area of the province is 4,521sqkm (1,745sqmi). Politically it is divided into the six districts Muang (the town of Yala), Bannang Sata, Betong, Raman, Yaha, Than To.
The topography of Yala is forest covered mountains. Its forest stretch over 3,220sqkm (322,000 hectares, 805,000 acres). There are several rivers but the only important one is Pattani River having its origin in the mountains of Yala and flowing north.
As the province is just a few hundred kilometers from the equator, rain is possible year round although a publication of the Tourism Authority of Thailand claims "the rainy season lasts [only] nine months".
Accommodation
An An;
32-6 Phiphit-Phakdi Rd,
Tel 21-2216
28 rooms, sgl/dbl 80-140 (f)
Asia;
46-48 Phiphit-Phakdi Rd
16 rooms, sgl/dbl 80-120 (f)
Cola;
15 Khotchaseni 1 Rd,
Tel 21-2208
42 rooms, sgl/dbl 100-200 (f, ac)
Dan Nam An;
29-31 Putthaphum Witthi Rd
Tel 21-2641;
18 rooms, sgl/dbl 80-140 (f)
Hawai;
74 Phiphit-Phakdi Rd,
Tel 21-2311
28 rooms, sgl/dbl 100-200 (f, ac)
Hua An;
352/1 Sirorot Rd;
Tel 21-2989, 21-2771
64 rooms, sgl/dbl 100-250 (f, ac)
Kok Thai;
27-29 Phiphit-Phakdi Rd;
Tel 21-2379
21 rooms, sgl/dbl 100-180 (f, ac)
Metro;
7/1-3 Ratthakit Rd,
Tel 21-2175
26 rooms, sgl/dbl 80-130 (f)
Muang Thong;
38/1-2 Ratthakit Rd,
Tel 21-2671
16 rooms, sgl/dbl 80-180 (f)
Phan Fa;
348-50 Sirorot Rd;
Tel 21-2658, 21-3273
23 rooms, sgl/dbl 80-140 (f)
Saen Suk;
52/3-5 Ratthakit Rd,
Tel 21-2038
21 rooms, sgl/dbl 100-180 (f)
Siang Hai;
34-6 Ratthakit Rd,
Tel 21-2037
21 rooms, sgl/dbl 80-200 (f, ac)
Si Yala;
16-22 Chaicharat Rd
Tel 21-2299, 21-2045, 21-2170
93 rooms, sgl/dbl 120-280 (f, ac)
Thep Wiman;
31-7 Si Bamrung Rd
Tel 21-2400, 21-2796
82 rooms, sgl/dbl 100-250 (f, ac)
Yala Merry;
25-7 Putthaphum Witthi Rd
Tel 21-3671, 21-2693
27 rooms, sgl/dbl 120-260 (f, ac)
Yala My House;
109 Ratkhamnung Rd,
Tel 21-3147
30 rooms, sgl/dbl 140-240 (f, ac)
Yala Rama;
21 Si Bamrung Rd
Tel 21-2815, 21-2841, 21-2563
133 rooms, sgl/dbl 280-1,100 (f, ac)
Yuan Dong;
28-30 Phiphit-Phakdi Rd,
Tel 21-2306
12 rooms, sgl/dbl 80-120 (f)
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