Yala is the southernmost province of Thailand. Yala is the only land-locked province in the south of Thailand, so it means that Yala is the only province in the south of Thailand which has no beach. The southern part borders Kedah and Perak of Malaysia. In Malay Language, the province is also written as Jolor. Its meaning is fish net. Yala is subdivided into 8 districts, which are further subdivided into 56 communes and 341 villages.
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 is Malay. Yala is the border province with many interesting facets: history, culture, and beautiful scenery. The province has a unique mixture of cultural heritage of several groups–Thai, Chinese, and Islam. The city centre has systematic town planning and is one of the educational canters of the south as well. It’s the province with great number of ethnicity which makes it different from other provinces.
The provincial tree is the Red Saraca (Saraca declinata), and the provincial flower is the Bullet Wood.
Festivals and Places to go:
ASEAN Barred-Ground Dove (Zebra) Cooing Contest Date: The first Saturday and Sunday of March of every year
Java Songbird Contest
The City Pillar Ceremony is held annually in May
Yala Product and Cultural Revival Festival is held annually on the first weekend of August
Khuean Bang Lang
Namtok Sukthalai
Bala-Hala Forest
Betong Town
