The much newer city of Hat Yai, with a population of 359,813, is considerably larger, with twice the population of Songkhla (163,072). B. In ancient times (200–1400 CE), Songkhla formed the northern extremity of the Malay Kingdom of Langkasuka. 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Local culture Songklanagarind Hospital is also another major hospital located in Hat Yai, but is operated by the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University which is the largest medical school in the South of Thailand. The origin of the conch shell is unclear, but the most widely adopted interpretation is that it was a decoration on the jacket of the Prince of Songkhla. Later, in 1642-1680, the governor of Songkhla rebelled to Ayutthaya so the town was suppressed by King Narai the Great and left carelessly. Hon. Songkhla is served by a larger number of public hospitals than private hospitals. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[4]. Photo: PR Phuket PHUKET: Wongsakorn Nunchukan, who has served as a Phuket Vice Governor since Oct 1 last year, has been transferred out of Phuket among the regular annual transfers announced each year. Since the 18th century, Songkla has been firmly under Thai suzerainty. Fax: 026-2222320 Archaeological excavations on the isthmus between Lake Songkhla and the sea reveal that in the 10th through the 14th century this was a major urbanized area, and a center of international maritime trade, in particular with Quanzhou in China. [7] Chinese Communist guerrillas inhabited this region until the 1980s. They speak the Patani Malay language, which differs from Bahasa Malay in vocabulary and pronunciation. The two islands Ko Nu and Ko Maew (Mouse and Cat Islands), not far from the beach, are also popular landmarks, and a preferred fishing ground. In 1909, Songkhla was formally annexed by Siam as part of Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, negotiated with the British Empire, in which Siam gave up its claim to Kelantan in return for Britain recognizing Siam's right to the provinces north of that. [citation needed], As of 26 November 2019 there are:[15] one Songkhla Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 48 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. It is a junction for the railway link to Malaysia through Padang Besar Town, where there are two stations: Padang Besar (Thai) on the Thai side and Padang Besar on the Malay side. The main hospitals for Songkhla Province is Hatyai Hospital and Songkhla Hospital, both operated by the Ministry of Public Health. The crystal turned into the white sandy beach.[8]. Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Nong Chik and Khok Pho of Pattani Province; Saba Yoi, Na Thawi, and Chana of Songkhla Province. Songkhla was the scene of heavy fighting when the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Thailand on 8 December 1941 and parts of the city were destroyed. With a length of 2.6 km it is the longest concrete bridge in Thailand. Khao Kao Seng (เขาเก้าเส้ง) is located about three kilometres to the south of Hat Samila. [19][20], Songkhla football club participates in Thai League 4 Southern Region, the 4th tier of Thai football league system. Geography. Phuket Vice Governor Wongsakorn Nunchukan has been transferred to his home province of Songkhla, effective next Friday (Oct 9). สงขลา เอฟซีเตรียมส่งทีมลุย TA ซีซั่นหน้า", "10 เหตุผลที่"เงือกสมิหลา"ใช้สนามติณเป็นรังเหย้า", "เงือกสมิหลา สงขลาเอฟซี กับการมาสู่เส้นทางลีกอาชีพภาคใหม่ของทีมประจำจังหวัด", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Songkhla_Province&oldid=999202001, Articles with dead external links from July 2020, Wikipedia articles with style issues from May 2015, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox settlement with no coordinates, Articles containing Southern Thai-language text, Articles containing Malay (macrolanguage)-language text, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2015, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2008, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2018, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. To date (2016) the court ordered clean-up has been halting and ineffectual. The southern railway operated by the State Railway of Thailand runs through the province, and continues on into Malaysia, with Hat Yai Junction being the main railway station. The company was ordered by a Thai court to clean up its environmental damage in 2013. From 1699 to 1776, Songkhla reformed at the The 1,000 artificial coral reefs will subsequently be given to coastal communities in Ranod district, Songkhla, and Mueng district, Narathiwat. The 117 migrants were found in Rattaphum district in Songkhla province, near the Malaysian border, said the province’s deputy governor. Also famous for the island is the local jackfruit variant named Jampada. )Another suggestion is that it derives from a Sanskrit word pathini, meaning "virgin nymph"; Pathini was the name of a daughter of Merong Mahawangsa, founder of the preceding Langkasuka Empire. Songkhla is divided into 16 districts (amphoe), which are further subdivided into 127 subdistricts (tambon) and 987 villages (muban). The province is on the Malay Peninsula, on the shore of the Andaman Sea.It is separated from Songkhla Province by the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range, and from Malaysia by the Sankalakhiri mountains.. The city-state then succeeded as the Sultanate of Singgora, it later became a tributary of Nakhon Si Thammarat, suffering damage during several attempts to gain independence. Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the Human achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. While trying to swim ashore, both the cat and the mouse drowned and became the two islands; the dog reached the beach, then died and become the hill Khao Tang Kuan. Offshore oil rigs in the vicinity of Ko Nu produce 20,000 barrels of oil per day worth 30 billion baht per year. Toponymy. The family's former home was converted into the Songkhla National Museum in 1953. Quickly rising to economic wealth, one of them won the bidding for the major tax farm of the province in 1769, establishing the Na Songkhla (from Songkhla) family as the most wealthy and influential. Kanchanawanit Road, which runs from Songkhla town, though Hat Yai, and all the way to the Malaysian border at Sadao District, is considered the unofficial dividing line separating the Thai south from its deep south, Muslim-majority region. The name Satun is a Thai version of its original Malay name, Setul (santol, or wild mangosteen tree).. Geography. It is celebrated with Buddha boat processions or sports events like a run up Khao Tang Kuan hill. Of note is the Tinsulanond Bridge, which crosses Songkhla Lake to connect the narrow land east of the lake at the coast with the main southern part of the province. The name Thepha is a Thai language corruption of tiba, its original name, meaning 'arrive' in Malay.. History. The non-municipal areas are administered by 92 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).[3]. Governor Charuwat Kliangklao used his authority as chairman of the Provincial Communicable Disease Committee to declare the lockdown of the province from Monday to April 30. In ancient times (200–1400 CE), Songkhla formed the northern extremity of the Malay Kingdom of Langkasuka. [6] Khao Nam Khang, is also in the boundary mountains. Geography. Control, screening of COVID-19 and investigating at Songkhla Navy base harbor. In 1777 the family also gained political power, when the old governor was dismissed and Luang Inthakhiri (Yiang, Chinese name Wu Rang (呉譲)) became the new governor. Copyright Ⓒ 2019 Nationthailand - All rights reserved. As of late 2014 the Songkhla plan was at the public hearing stage, which was expected to be completed by the mid-2015. Province Songkhla, with an HAI 2017 value of 0.5955 is "somewhat high", occupies place 30 in the ranking. In the north of the province is Songkhla lake, the largest natural lake in Thailand.This shallow lake covers an area of 1,040 km², and has a south-north extent of 78 kilometers. The short vernacular name was Satingpra, coming from the Mon-Khmer sting/steng/stang (meaning "river") and the Sanskrit pura ("city"). during 1619-1642, the governor of Songkhla was Muslim. Today the mansion is the residence of the Songkhla Provincial Governor. A few days ago, the provincial police in Sadao district of Songkhla province, and troops from the 5th Infantry Regiment’s Special Unit, arrested eight Myanmar migrant workers who snuck into Thailand, hoping to return to their home country through Ranong province. The provincial seal shows a conch shell on a Phan (tray) with glass decorations. Thai Luxe Enterprise Public Company Limited organized the opening of a new animal feed factory on an area of over 50 rai on the Asian road, Khuan Niang District, Songkhla Province on 24 July 2015 with the honor of Associate Professor Dr. Chaiya Yimwilai, Assistant Deputy Prime … ... Tammalang Port and Wang Prachan in Satun province and Sadao in Songkhla province. The Ko Tarutao and Ko Phetra marine national parks are part … There are 12 boat controllers and crew members. Buddhists make up two-thirds to three-fourths of the population, most of whom are of native Thai or Thai Chinese descent. Songkhla Governor Jaruwat Kliangklao has surveyed the readiness of the province to support the locals and tourists who will celebrate their New Year holidays there. Kanchanaburi Province is the site of "Klity Creek", a waterway heavily polluted by the practices of the Lead Concentrate Company. As of 2018[update], the provisions of Thailand's Internal Security Act remain imposed on the districts of Chana, Na Thawi, Saba Yoi, and Thepha for reasons of national security. The official document issued on April 28 has been submitted to supervisors of all local government organisations in Songkhla province. The southern 1,140 m connects Mueang district with the island Ko Yo, and the northern part of 1,800 m to Ban Khao Khiao. Samut Sakhon Provincial Governor Weerasak Wijitsaengsri has tested positive for COVID-19, while Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and senior officials, who were in the coastal province on Sunday for a meeting with the governor, have been quarantined 14 days. Rising up like an Indo-Asian mirage, the Central Mosque of Songkhla Province – dubbed Thailand's Taj Mahal – is a commanding nod to the region's historic Muslim … The most important Buddhist temple of the province is Wat Matchimawat (also named Wat Klang), on Saiburi road in the city of Songkhla itself. [5] A small population of Irrawaddy dolphins live in the lake, but are in danger of extinction due to accidental capture by the nets of the local fishing industry. Held in the first night of October, the Chak Phra tradition is a Buddhist festival specific to the south of Thailand. It is considered one step below the imposition of full martial law. Asian highway 2 and 18 also run through the province. Each province is led by a governor (ผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัด phu wa ratchakan changwat), who is … High fever, cough, hurry up to see the Separate from family ′′ I repeat, everyone needs to wear a hygienic mask. On the island Ko Yo within Songkhla lake, since being easily accessible via the Tinsulanond Bridge, the residents have started to sell the hand-woven fabric named Phathor Ko Yo. Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, a 24-hour front desk and room service, along with free WiFi throughout the … However, a few hours before the public review was completed, 300 people gathered nearby to voice their opposition. The Songkhla governor on Wednesday ordered the closure of the Padang Besar border checkpoint in Sadao district after the government reported … Day 7 m. July 64 Admiral To Cruise Ring Chanso, Director of the National Maritime Benefit Center, Part 2 and Naval Commissioner, Part 2 with Mr. Woranat Nunso, Deputy Governor of Songkhla Province. Nutwara Seangwarin Email: [email protected], Chalengpot Boonsue Email: [email protected]. [9]:320–321 The ruins of the important port city of Satingpra are just few kilometres north of Songkhla city.[10]. Anuradha Yahampath. In order to leave, every official needs to take permission from the governor acting as chairman of the provincial emergency administration and explain the necessity in a document to do so. This page was last edited on 9 January 2021, at 00:15. Thepa was at first a fourth-class mueang and subordinate of mueang Phatthalung. Songkhla Province hosts two national parks. Phuket Vice Governor Wongsakorn Nunchukan has been transferred to his home province of Songkhla, effective next Friday (Oct 9). Tel: 026-2222102. Southern Region Industrial Estate in Songkhla province has welcomed nearly Bt6 billion investment from rubber glove manufacturers and is expected to support rubber produce in the southern region at over 40,000 tonnes per year, said Somchint Pilouk, governor of Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT). It earns 100 billion baht each year from a gas separation plant, power generation, and oil. Reports (data) from Thai government are "not copyrightable" (Public Domain), Copyright Act 2537 (1994), section 7. In the North of the Gulf of Thailand. In the past, a railway line connected the town of Songkhla with Hat Yai, but it was closed in 1978 and is now partly dismantled and partly overgrown.[18]. The province is on the Malay Peninsula, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. The Samila Mermaid (Thai:เงือกสมิหลา) plays their home matches at Tinsulanon Stadium.[21][22][23]. Songkhla was the seat of an old Malay Kingdom with heavy Srivijayan influence. People who travel to any province that has a high risk of Covid-19 must be quarantined for 14 days. [13] People claiming to be of Malay ethnicity make up a minority among the Muslim populace. Songkhla was the seat of an old Malay Kingdom with heavy Srivijayan influence. In the 18th century many Chinese immigrants, especially from Guangdong and Fujian, came to the province. If a proposed coal-fired electrical generation plan in Thepha District goes ahead, energy earnings could rise to 300 billion baht per year.[17]. Songkhla is served by Hat Yai International Airport in Khlong Hoi Khong District. [citation needed], Within the boundaries of the city of Songkhla is Cape Samila Beach, the most popular beach in the province. Phetkasem Road, running all the way from Bangkok, ends at the border crossing to Malaysia in Sadao. Rama I later named Yieng Ho governor of the province, once Thai authority over the … History. Songkhla Province is an energy hub. In September or October at the Chinese Lunar festival the Thai-Chinese present their offerings to the moon or Queen of the heavens in gratitude for past and future fortunes. Songkhla (Thai: สงขลา, pronounced [sǒŋ.kʰlǎː], Southern Thai: สงขลา, pronounced [soŋ.kʰlaː], Malay: Singgora) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. This often leads to the misconception that Hat Yai is the provincial capital. The name Pattani is the Thai adaptation of the Malay name Patani (Jawi: ڤتاني), which can mean "this beach" in Patani Malay language. The position was thereafter inherited in the family and was held by eight of his descendants until 1901, when Phraya Wichiankhiri (Chom) was honorably retired as part of the administrative reforms of Prince Damrong Rajanubhab. The province is on the Malay Peninsula, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand.The highest elevation is Khao Mai Kaeo at 821 meters. This shallow lake covers an area of 1,040 km2, and has a south–north extent of 78 kilometers. Songkhla Governor Charuwat Kliangklao visited the Sadao border checkpoint, in order to check its readiness for facilitating the return of Thais from Malaysia, under the emergency decree specification. At its mouth on the Gulf of Thailand, near the city of Songkhla, the water becomes brackish. However, bombs planted in 2005 and 2007 stoked fears the insurgency might spread to Songkhla Province. In the north of the province is Songkhla Lake, the largest natural lake in Thailand. According to a local folk tale, a cat, mouse and dog were traveling on a Chinese ship, when they attempted to steal a crystal from a merchant. Department of Fisheries has bestowed artificial coral reefs to the governors of Songkhla province and Narathiwat province. All but Chana share a border with Malaysia or Pattani Province (Malay majority). The city-state then succeeded as the Sultanate of Singgora, it later became a tributary of Nakhon Si Thammarat, suffering damage during several attempts to gain independence. The gas separation plant sells 35 billion baht worth of gas per year to EGAT. The province is located on the Malay Peninsula, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand.The highest elevation is the Khao Mai Kaeo at 821 meters. [16] Further 11 have town (thesaban mueang) status and there are 35 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). SongkhlaFactory GrandOpening2558 Grand Opening Thai Luxe Factory, Songkhla Province, 24 July 2015. Villagers residing in various districts of Songkhla province under the name of Chana Rak Thin Network (Chana Love Homeland Network) submitted the letter to the Prime Minister through the provincial governor of Songkhla on Tuesday, 12 May 2020, demanding the authorities to halt a series of public hearings of a mega project that would turn over 16,000 rai of seaside land into an industrial zone. Later, in July 2015 the governor of Songkhla Province sent 1500 troops and police along with a razor wire barrier to block a protest from nearing the building where a two-day public hearing on the Thepha project was being held. Songkhla was not initially affected by the outbreak of Pattani Separatism, which began in 2004. The governor of Songkhla province has ordered all areas to explore the travellers to the prawn market, Samut Sakhon province from 1 December 2563 Check Covid-19 quickly.