In contrast to most other provinces, the capital Songkhla is not the largest city in the province. [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. The much newer city of Hat Yai, with a population of 359,813, is considerably larger, with twice the population of Songkhla (163,072). [5]. Songkhla was the seat of an old Malay Kingdom with heavy Srivijayan influence. Internal security restrictions, maintained by Thailand's Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) can result in curfews, prohibited entry, or prohibited transport of goods. [14] The Songkhla Malays are very similar in ethnicity and culture to the Malays of Kelantan, Malaysia. 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. To the north is the Gulf of Thailand.. Etymology. 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. As of late 2014 the Songkhla plan was at the public hearing stage, which was expected to be completed by the mid-2015. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[4]. Phuket Vice Governor Wongsakorn Nunchukan has been transferred to his home province of Songkhla, effective next Friday (Oct 9). 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. Rama I later named Yieng Ho governor of the province, once Thai authority over the … [7] Chinese Communist guerrillas inhabited this region until the 1980s. To the north is the Gulf of Thailand. Located in Songkhla, Montana Hotel Songkhla provides 5-star accommodations with private balconies. 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 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. It can be reached via the road to The National Coastal Aquaculture Institute. 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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 shallow lake covers an area of 1,040 km2, and has a south–north extent of 78 kilometers. 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. The Songkhla governor on Wednesday ordered the closure of the Padang Besar border checkpoint in Sadao district after the government reported … Local culture In ancient times (200–1400 CE), Songkhla formed the northern extremity of the Malay Kingdom of Langkasuka. In the 18th century many Chinese immigrants, especially from Guangdong and Fujian, came to the province.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.In 1777 the family also gained political power, when the old governor was dismissed and … Songkhla is divided into 16 districts (amphoe), which are further subdivided into 127 subdistricts (tambon) and 987 villages (muban). [citation needed], Within the boundaries of the city of Songkhla is Cape Samila Beach, the most popular beach in the province. [13] People claiming to be of Malay ethnicity make up a minority among the Muslim populace. This often leads to the misconception that Hat Yai is the provincial capital. The Samila Mermaid (Thai:เงือกสมิหลา) plays their home matches at Tinsulanon Stadium.[21][22][23]. If a proposed coal-fired electrical generation plan in Thepha District goes ahead, energy earnings could rise to 300 billion baht per year.[17]. The flood situation in the province has begun to resolve after the heavy rains eased. This page was last edited on 9 January 2021, at 00:15. 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). Phetkasem Road, running all the way from Bangkok, ends at the border crossing to Malaysia in Sadao. Toponymy. The family's former home was converted into the Songkhla National Museum in 1953. [9]:320–321 The ruins of the important port city of Satingpra are just few kilometres north of Songkhla city.[10]. 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. Built in 1986, the bridge consists of two parts. 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