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Songkhla

South-eastern Asia

Songkhla, also known historically as Singgora or Singora, is a city in Songkhla Province in southern Thailand, near the Malaysian border and about 968 kilometers south of Bangkok. It is the capital of both Songkhla Province and Mueang Songkhla District, and though smaller than the neighboring city of Hat Yai, it forms part of the Greater Hat Yai-Songkhla Metropolitan Area, the third-largest metropolitan region in Thailand with about 800,000 residents. The city is a fishing town and harbor at the mouth of Songkhla Lake on the Gulf of Thailand, and serves as the major seaport on the eastern side of the Isthmus of Kra. As of 2020 it had a population of 61,758.

Facts
Population
63,834 1
Founding Year
1601 to 1634 2
Founding Year
to 1700 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 4
Sources
1. Songkhla (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
Quote, P1082 (population)
population 63,834 (2017)
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2. Songkhla (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Songkhla (Thai: สงขลา, pronounced [sǒŋ.kʰlǎː]), also known as Singgora or Singora (Pattani Malay: ซิงกอรอ, Singoro), is a city (thesaban nakhon) in Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia.
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    11
  • History
    It was founded in the early 17th century by a Persian, Dato Mogol, and flourished during the reign of his son, Sultan Sulaiman Shah.
  • History section
    It was founded in the early 17th century by a Persian, Dato Mogol, and flourished during the reign of his son, Sultan Sulaiman Shah.
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.25, 100.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.25, 100.75
7.25 100.75 Am
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4. GeoNames: Songkhla - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1606147, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 1606147, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
7.19882 100.5951 P PPLA TH 68 9001 61758 12 Asia/Bangkok
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