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Hat Yai District
Hat Yai District is an administrative district (amphoe) in Songkhla Province, Thailand.
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Open full map →Ban Phru SubdistrictBan Phru is a southeastern Hat Yai tambon with urban neighbourhoods, village communities and waterways including Khlong U Taphao.Chalung SubdistrictChalung is a western Hat Yai tambon with gently rolling land and steeper terrain towards Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary.Hat Yai SubdistrictHat Yai tambon is the central urban administrative area around the railway junction, between the Kho Hong foothills and U Taphao watercourse.Khlong Hae SubdistrictKhlong Hae is a northern Hat Yai tambon with lowland communities, former rice-growing land and raised garden areas.Explore the geographic hierarchy →
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Ban Phru Subdistrict
Ban Phru is a southeastern Hat Yai tambon with urban neighbourhoods, village communities and waterways including Khlong U Taphao.
Chalung Subdistrict
Chalung is a western Hat Yai tambon with gently rolling land and steeper terrain towards Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary.
Hat Yai Subdistrict
Hat Yai tambon is the central urban administrative area around the railway junction, between the Kho Hong foothills and U Taphao watercourse.
Khlong Hae Subdistrict
Khlong Hae is a northern Hat Yai tambon with lowland communities, former rice-growing land and raised garden areas.
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Khuan Lang Subdistrict
Khuan Lang is a western Hat Yai tambon with village communities, agricultural history and the airport-road corridor. · 1.9 km away
Hat Yai Subdistrict
Hat Yai tambon is the central urban administrative area around the railway junction, between the Kho Hong foothills and U Taphao watercourse. · 7.1 km away
Ban Phru Subdistrict
Ban Phru is a southeastern Hat Yai tambon with urban neighbourhoods, village communities and waterways including Khlong U Taphao. · 8.0 km away
Khlong U Taphao Subdistrict
Khlong U Taphao is a Hat Yai tambon with mixed-farming communities, including Ban Klang and the Ban Tha Sae vegetable group. · 8.4 km away
About Hat Yai District
Hat Yai District is an official amphoe of Songkhla Province, Thailand. Its official Thai name is หาดใหญ่.
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