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Songkhla
Songkhla, Thailand · Asia
About Songkhla
Songkhla sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ban Mai.
Songkhla is in Thailand, with about 62,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Ban Mai, about 6 km away.
Songkhla (Thai: สงขลา, pronounced [sǒŋ.kʰlǎː]), also known as Singgora or Singora (Pattani Malay: ซิงกอรอ, Singoro), is a city (thesaban nakhon) in Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. Songkhla lies 968 km (601 mi) south of Bangkok and as of 2020 had a population of 61,758.
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being smaller than the neighboring city Hat Yai, Songkhla is the capital of Songkhla Province as well as the Mueang Songkhla District (Songkhla town district). Together with Hat Yai, Songkhla is part of the Greater Hat Yai-Songkhla Metropolitan Area (a conurbation with a population of around 800,000), the third largest metropolitan area in Thailand.
At the opening of Songkhla Lake to the Gulf of Thailand, Songkhla is a fishing town and also an important harbour. It is the major seaport on the east side of the Isthmus of Kra.
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Songkhla is in Songkhla, Thailand, about 6 km from Ban Mai.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 61,758
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Thailand
- Region
- Songkhla
- Timezone
- Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates
- 7.1988, 100.5951
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Essential numbers in Thailand
Tourist police (English): 1155.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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