Hat Yai

Hat Yai is a city in southern Thailand near the boundary to Malaysia. Geographical location 7° 1' North, 100° 28' East. With a population of 187,920 (2000 census) Hat Yai is the biggest city of the Songkhla province, and is thus often mistaken as being the capital of the province. However Songkhla is the capital, unlike the other provinces where the capital is the biggest city of the province.

The city is served by the Hat Yai International Airport. It is also connected with the southern railway line from Bangkok, which continue to Singapore. Also parallel to the railway is the Asian highway 2.