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Hat Yai (Thai: หาดใหญ่, pronounced [hàːt jàj], also Haad Yai or Had Yai) is a city in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border and the fifth-largest city in Thailand with a population of 191,696 (2024) in the city municipality (thesaban nakhon / city proper) itself and an urban population of 406,513 (2024) in the entire district of Amphoe Hat Yai.
At longitude 100° 23' 55" E and latitude 06° 55' 46" N, 28 m above sea level, the airport is 9 km (6 mi) east of downtown Hat Yai and 43 km east of Songkhla city. Highway 4135 (Sanambin Panij Road) links to the airport.
The district is divided into 13 sub-districts (), which are further subdivided into 98 villages ().The city (thesaban nakhon) Hat Yai covers tambon Hat Yai.There are four towns (thesaban mueang): Ban Phru covers parts of tambon Ban Phru, and Khlong Hae, Khuan Lang and Kho Hong each cover tambons of the same names.
Hat Yai Junction railway station is the setting of at least two Thai pop songs, including (Thai: สัญญาใจ; RTGS: sanya jai) 'Love Promise') by Narathip Kanchanawat of Chatree band, in 1980, and has been covered by many artists since then.
Hat Yai, part of the largest urban area (conurbation) in the south (Greater Hat Yai-Songkhla) Samut Prakarn, background is Bangkok. Nakhon Pathom, ...
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.
The 2006 Hat Yai bombings took place in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand on 16 September 2006 and are believed to be part of the ongoing South Thailand insurgency. At least five people were killed and 82 were injured. [2] The attacks were similar to the 2005 Songkhla bombings.
The Peace Agreement of Hat Yai (1989) marked the end of the Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989).It was signed and ratified by the Malayan Communist Party (MCP), and the Malaysian and Thailand governments at the Lee Gardens Hotel in Hat Yai, Thailand, on 2 December 1989.