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Hat Yai

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city in Songkhla province, Thailand

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Hat Yai is a city located in Songkhla province in southern Thailand. It serves as an important commercial and transportation hub for the region.

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Chinese
合艾 ( Simplified )
Country
Thailand
Province
Songkhla
District
Hat Yai
Subdistrict municipality
10 December 1935
Town municipality
16 March 1949
City municipality
24 September 1995
Type
City Municipality
Mayor
Sakhorn Thongmunee
Municipality
21.00 km (8.11 sq mi)
Land
20.50 km (7.92 sq mi)
Water
0.50 km (0.19 sq mi) 2.38%
Urban
852.796 km (329.266 sq mi)
Rank
21st
Density
9,128/km (23,640/sq mi)
Urban 2024
406,513
Metro
650,000
Time zone
UTC+7 ( ICT )

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Wikidata facts

Official name
เทศบาลนครหาดใหญ่
Population
159130
Area
21.00
Official website
www.hatyaicity.go.th
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Hatyaicity1.jpg
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Commons category
Hat Yai
native label
เทศบาลนครหาดใหญ่
postal code
90110
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Hat Yai (Thai: หาดใหญ่, pronounced [hàːt̚ jàj]) is a city in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border. As of 2024, the municipality is the fifth-largest city in Thailand, with a population of 191,696 and an urban population of 406,513 in the entire district of Amphoe Hat Yai.

Hat Yai is the largest city in Southern Thailand and is part of the Hat Yai-Songkhla Metropolitan Area (with a population of about 650,000) which include 2 big districts (Hat Yai, Mueang Songkhla) and 3 small neighboring districts (Bang Klam, Khlong Hoi Khong, Na Mom, forming the largest metropolitan area in the south, and the fourth-largest metropolitan area of the country. The city is often mistaken for being the provincial capital. In fact, Songkhla is the capital and the center of administration and culture while Hat Yai is the business center.

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