Area 78 km² | Local time Monday 6:59 AM | |
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Weather 23°C, Wind NE at 2 km/h, 98% Humidity Points of interest Sut Siam Park, Sun Sadaeng Sinlapaw, Betong Central Mosque, Titiwangsa Mountains | ||
Betong (Thai: เบตง, Chinese: 勿洞) is a town (thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand, near the boundary to Malaysia. It is the capital of Betong district, the southernmost district of Yala Province. As of 2005, the town has a population of 24,688.
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Map of Betong, Betong District, Yala 95110, Thailand
Betong is the southernmost town of Thailand. Across the Malaysia–Thailand border by the Keroh pass is the state of Perak. Betong is popular with tourists from nearby Malaysia.
Etymology
The name Betong is actually the Thai corruption of Betung, its original Malay name means 'bamboo'.
History
The town was created as a local administration unit on September 30, 1939, when the subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) was set up. The town was upgraded to thesaban mueang status on February 20, 2004.
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Betong, Thailand Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA