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The area is mainly covered by plains with sandy beaches along the coast with low slopes along
the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand and along the west coast of the Songkhla Lake, as for the south

there are high mountains sloping down towards the Songkhla Lake. The important mountains include the
Malayu Mountain, Kao Kiew, and Kao Dang. The important water canals include the Klong Sating Moh,
Klong Sayu, and Klong Polake Athit Kurnlung Ake (Klong Kut).
It has a monsoon climate of two seasons that include summer, from January to. June,

and the rainy season, from July to December with the western monsoon winds from mid-October
to December with abundant rainfalls, heavy winds at that time, and flooding in some areas. From May
to September there will be moderate rainfalls and in the morning it will be overcast with the rain usually

coming in the afternoon.

Population
Singha Nakom has a population of around 79,372 inhabitants divided into 39,159 males and
40,213 females (information from March 2010).

The population living inside the Singha Nakorn Municipality area includes 36,077 people,
divided into 17,931 males and 18,146 females.
The population living outside the Singha Nakom Municipality area includes 43,295 people,

divided into 21,228 males and 22,067 females.

Infrastructure
Education: The institutions includes 1 Department of Vocational Education, 37 Basic

Education Commission (SPT.), 1 Office of Private Education, 1 Non-formal Education Center and
Leisure Studies.
Religion: There are 39 temples, 2 monasteries, and 3 residences of the monks. 76% of the
Singha Nakorn District population are Buddhist and 24% Muslim and other religions.

Public Health: There is one 30-bed Hospital, 2 large Public Health Facilities and 10 regular
ones, and there are 1,234 staff and volunteers.
Transportation: There is a number 408 national highway which is the main road between
Songkhla and Nakom Sri Tammarat, Sai Prong Jarakae Road (RPJ.) passing Sating Moh, Tumnop, and

Ching Koh Sub-districts. (KSL.) Saisala Paploy Road-Sating Moh, (KSL.) Saisala Pamiew-Chingkoh
Raod, (KSL.) Saikaodang-Watkaonoi Raod, and a ferry pier with 3 ferries.
Tourism: Singha Nakorn has natural tourist areas and many interesting archeological sites

that have long histories, such as the old town of Yod Kao Dang located at the T o urist Development
Office of Hua Kao Sub-district, the W h ite Pagoda and Black Pagoda in Moo 1 Ban Huo Kao in Hua Kao
Sub-district, the tombstone of the former leader of Songkhla, Sultan Suleiman, the tombstone of the
forefather of the surname Tontrakul Na Songkhla, the Sumpradtoo Bohkeng Moo 2 Hua Kao
Sub-district, Portrait of Luang Putuat standing on the water at Hua Kao Sub-district, the Historic Site of

Poh Kao Dang Moo 1 Ban Kao Kiew Hua Kao Sub-district, Ancient Wells Moo 2 Ban Boh Sai Hua

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