V.L. Hatyai Hotel 1-3-5-7 Niphat-Uthit 1 Rd., Hatyai, Songkhla 90110 Thailand hat yai View Hotel Details : Info, Description, Facilities, Photo, Map , Currency Rate	Start Rate : 30 USD
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	Diamond Plaza Hotel Hatyai 62 Niphat Uthit 3 Rd., Hatyai, Songkhla 90110 Thailand hat yai View Hotel Details : Info, Description, Facilities, Photo, Map , Currency Rate	Start Rate : 30 USD
	Pavilion Songkhla Hotel 17 Platha Road, Muang, Songkhla 90000 Thailand Songkhla View Hotel Details : Info, Description, Facilities, Photo, Map , Currency Rate	Start Rate : 35 USD
	New Season Hotel 106 Prachathipat Rd., Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110 Thailand hat yai View Hotel Details : Info, Description, Facilities, Photo, Map , Currency Rate	Start Rate : 35 USD
	The Regency Hotel Hat Yai 23 Prachathippat Road, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110 Thailand hat yai View Hotel Details : Info, Description, Facilities, Photo, Map , Currency Rate	Start Rate : 40 USD
	Rajamangala Pavilion Beach Resort 1 Rachadamneon Nok Rd., Muang, Muang, Songkhla 90000 Thailand Songkhla View Hotel Details : Info, Description, Facilities, Photo, Map , Currency Rate	Start Rate : 40 USD
	Lee Garden Plaza Hotel 29 Prachatipat Road, Hadyai, Songkhla 90110 Thailand hat yai View Hotel Details : Info, Description, Facilities, Photo, Map , Currency Rate	Start Rate : 40 USD
	JB Hotel 99 Jootee Anusorn Rd., Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110 Thailand hat yai View Hotel Details : Info, Description, Facilities, Photo, Map , Currency Rate	Start Rate : 45 USD
	BP Samila Beach Hotel & Resort 8 Rachadumnern Rd., Muang, Songkhla 90000 Thailand Songkhla View Hotel Details : Info, Description, Facilities, Photo, Map , Currency Rate	Start Rate : 55 USD
	Novotel Centara Hat Yai 3 Sanehanusorn Road, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110 Thailand hat yai View Hotel Details : Info, Description, Facilities, Photo, Map , Currency Rate	Start Rate : 65 USD

HatYai

is a city in southern Thailand near the boundary to Malaysia. With a population of 157,359 (2008) in the core city and about 800,000 in the Greater HatYai. hatyai is the biggest city of Songkhla Province and the largest metropolitan area in Southern Thailand, and is thus often mistaken as being the capital of the province. However Songkhla is the capital and the center of administration and culture while hatyai is the business center. The two cities are considered as twin cities due to the close connection, accordingly, hatyai and Songkhla form the Greater Hatyai-Songkhla Metropolitan Area.

The name "hatyai" is a short version of "Ma hatyai", meaning big Ma Hat tree, a relative of jackfruits in genus Artocarpus.

Climate

hatyai has a tropical climate, which is hot and humid, like other parts of Thailand. hatyai has only two seasons; wet and dry. The wet season, which is influenced by monsoon and rain storms, is from May to December, while the dry season is only from January to April. Additionally, There have been occasionally flood in hatyai due to the heavy rain; it can rain for twenty-two days in November with more than 500 mm of precipitation.

Transportation

hatyai became transportation hub of Southern Thailand since the the railway was built. Being a largest station in the south of the country, hatyai Railway Station is an international railway station. It handles 28 passenger trains per day, including 26 trains served by State Railway of Thailand and 2 trains served by KTMB of Malaysia. hatyai is also the hub of local trains in Southern Thailand.
Also parallel to the railway is the Asian highway 2. Asian highway 18 begins in hatyai and runs south along the eastern coast of the Malay peninsula.
hatyai International Airport is 9 km from the downtown. There were international airlines serving to hatyai but these have been discontinued due to the economic and security problems.

Demographics

Demographically, hatyai is notable for a higher proportion of Islamic and ethnic Chinese citizens than other cities of comparable size in the northern regions of Thailand. The population of hatyai is 157,359 as 2008, ranked 4th in the country behind Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Pak Kret.

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