Hat Yai is a city in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border and the fifth largest city in Thailand. It is 946 km (588 mi) south of Bangkok, has a population of 156,802 (2019) in the city municipality itself and an urban population of 404,044 (2021) in the entire district of Amphoe Hat Yai.
Aerial view of Hat Yai
Hat Yai Junction, the largest station of southern Thailand
Hat Yai International Airport, fifth busiest airport of Thailand
The central area of Hat Yai city
Southern Thailand, Southern Siam or Tambralinga is a southernmost cultural region of Thailand, separated from Central Thailand region by the Kra Isthmus.
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