Songkhla province
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Songkhla (Thai: สงขลา, pronounced [sǒŋ.kʰlǎː], Malay: Singgora) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Satun, Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pattani, and Yala. To the south it borders Kedah and Perlis of Malaysia.
This article is written like a travel guide. (May 2015) |
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Songkhla
สงขลา | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Malay | Singgora (Rumi) سيڠݢورا (Jawi) |
• Southern Thai | สงขลา (pronounced [sôŋ.kʰlâː]) |
Motto(s): นกน้ำเพลินตา สมิหลาเพลินใจ เมืองใหญ่สองทะเล เสน่ห์สะพานป๋า ศูนย์การค้าแดนใต้ ("Dazzling water birds. Pleasant Samila (Beach). Great city of the two seas. Charm of Tinsulanonda Bridge. The commercial center of the South.") | |
Country | Thailand |
Capital | Songkhla |
Government | |
• Governor | Jessada Jitrat (since October 2021) |
Area | |
• Total | 7,394 km2 (2,855 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 26th |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,432,628 |
• Rank | Ranked 11th |
• Density | 194/km2 (500/sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 15th |
Human Achievement Index | |
• HAI (2022) | 0.6575 "somewhat high" Ranked 16th |
GDP | |
• Total | baht 242 billion (US$8.0 billion) (2019) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postal code | 90xxx |
Calling code | 074 |
ISO 3166 code | TH-90 |
Website | www |
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In contrast to most other provinces, the capital Songkhla is not the largest city in the province. The much newer city of Hat Yai, with a population of 359,813, is considerably larger, with twice the population of Songkhla (163,072). This often leads to the misconception that Hat Yai is the provincial capital.