Yaha is a district (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the western part of Yala Province

Yala Province

Yala is the southernmost province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Songkhla, Pattani and Narathiwat. Yala is the only land-locked province in the south of Thailand...

, southern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Kabang

Amphoe Kabang

Kabang is the westernmost district of Yala Province, southern Thailand.-History:The name Kabang is actually the Thai corruption of Kabae or Kabe , its original name in Patani Malay language...

 of Yala province

Yala Province

Yala is the southernmost province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Songkhla, Pattani and Narathiwat. Yala is the only land-locked province in the south of Thailand...

, Saba Yoi

Amphoe Saba Yoi

Saba Yoi is the southeasternmost district of Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.-Etymology:The name Saba Yoi is actually the Thai corruption of Sebayu , its original name means 'wind' in Malay.-History:...

 of Songkhla Province

Songkhla Province

Songkhla is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Satun, Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pattani and Yala. To the south it borders Kedah and Perlis of Malaysia....

, Mueang Yala

Amphoe Mueang Yala

Mueang Yala is the capital district of Yala Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khok Pho, Mae Lan and Yarang of Pattani Province, Raman, Krong Pinang and Yaha of Yala province, and Saba Yoi of Songkhla Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 14...

, Krong Pinang

Amphoe Krong Pinang

-Etymology:The name Krong Pinang is actually the Thai corruption of Kampung Pinang , its original Malay name means 'The Village of Pinang'...

, Bannang Sata

Amphoe Bannang Sata

Bannang Sata is a district in the southern part of Yala Province, southern Thailand.-History:The name Bannang Sata is actually the Thai corruption of Benang Setar , its original Malay name...

 of Yala province

Yala Province

Yala is the southernmost province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Songkhla, Pattani and Narathiwat. Yala is the only land-locked province in the south of Thailand...

 again and the state Kedah

Kedah

Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice...

 of Malaysia.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 48 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Yaha itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers parts of the tambon Yaha.

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Yaha	ยะหา	8	13,252
2.	La-ae	ละแอ	6	3,778
3.	Patae	ปะแต	9	10,980
4.	Baro	บาโร๊ะ	7	7,961
6.	Tachi	ตาชี	6	1,939
7.	Ba-ngoi Sinae	บาโงยซิแน	6	6,849
8.	Katong	กาตอง	6	6,787

Number 5 and 9 belong to the tambon which now form the district Kabang.

External links

• amphoe.com (in Thai)