Aiyoeweng or spelled ''Aiyoe Weng'' () is a ''
tambon
''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...
'' (subdistrict) in
Betong district,
Yala province, lower
southern Thailand
Southern Thailand (formerly Southern Siam and Tambralinga) is the southernmost cultural region of Thailand, separated from Central Thailand by the Kra Isthmus.
Geography
Southern Thailand is on the Malay Peninsula, with an area of around , bo ...
.
Area overview
The name ''Aiyoeweng'' consists of two elements; "Aiyoe" is
Yawi language
Yawi may mean:
* Yawi language, a Malayan language of Southern Thailand
* Jawi script, an Arabic alphabet used for several languages of Southeast Asia
See also
* Yaoi
, also known by its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media ori ...
means
waterway
A waterway is any Navigability, navigable body of water. Broad distinctions are useful to avoid ambiguity, and disambiguation will be of varying importance depending on the nuance of the equivalent word in other ways. A first distinction is ...
, referring to the natural
canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface ...
runs through this area, and "Weng" is Chinese race family name who is pioneer among those who settled here.
It is a place that is well known in terms of being a tourist destination. There are many attractions that are beautiful and impressive. The most famous is Aiyoeweng Sea of Mist, a mountaintop viewpoint where visitors can see the sea of mist all year round, and has a cool temperature like abroad. It serves by glass walkway towering above 2,038 m (6,686.4 ft) sea level. The tower is a six-story building. Its third story is the highlight as it has a 63 m (206.7 ft) long glass floor corridor leads to a glass floor viewing terrace.
Bang Lang Dam
The Bang Lang Dam (, , ), also known as the Pattani Dam (, , ), is a multi-purpose hydroelectric dam in the Bannang Sata District of Yala Province, Thailand. It was the first multi-purpose dam developed in Thailand's southern region. The dam imp ...
, the further sight is Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
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Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary () is a List of protected areas of Thailand, wildlife sanctuary in Thailand, considered to be one of the ric ...
and sometime the sighting could be as far as Thailand neighbouring country, Malaysia. Sometime the mist lingers on until midday. The best time to visit is 06.00 am.[
]
Geography
Aiyoeweng is from downtown Betong, and about from city of Yala. Total area is 476,875 ''rai
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s'' or 818.72 km2.
Population
In 2017, it had a total population of 11,703 (6,199 male, 5,504 female) people in 4,644 households.[สำนักบริหารการทะเบียน. กรมการปกครอง. กระทรวงมหาดไทย. "จำนวนประชากรและบ้าน." อนไลน์ เข้าถึงได้จาก]
2558. สืบค้น 11 มีนาคม 2558. (in Thai)
Administration
The entire area is governed by the Aiyoeweng Tambon#History, Subdistrict Administrative Organization.
Aiyoeweng is also divided into 11 ''muban
Muban (; , ) is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet (place), hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74 ...
s'' (villages).
Notes
References
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Tourist attractions in Yala province
Tambon of Yala province