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Songkhla Province

Songkhla Province
Administration
Full nameSongkhla
Native nameสงขลา
Native name langth
Settlement typeProvince
CountryThailand
Government
CapitalSongkhla
GovernorWinyu Thongsakun (since October 2009)
Geography
Total Area2854 sq mi (7393.9 km2)
Area rankRanked 26th
Demography
Total Population1324915 (Ranked 11th) (2007)
Density (pop.)179.2/km2 (Ranked 14th) (464.1/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneThailand Standard Time (UTC+7)
ISO 3166 codeTH-90

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

In contrast to most other provinces, the capital Songkhla is not the largest city in the province. The much newer city of Hat Yai, with a population of 359,813, is considerably larger, with twice the population of Songkhla (163,072). This often leads to the misconception that Hat Yai is the provincial capital.

Both cities are part of Greater Hatyai-Songkhla Metropolitan Area.


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