Betong District

Betong is on the Malaysian border. To the north is Than To, to the east is Chanae, (Narathiwat Province). To the south is the Malaysian state of Perak and to the west is Kedah.

The highest point of the Sankalakhiri Range (Northern Titiwangsa Mountains), 1,533 m (5,030 ft) high Ulu Titi Basah (เขาหลวง), is on the Thai–Malaysian border between Betong District and Hulu Perak District of Perak.[1]

In the past, this area was under Mueang Raman, Monthon Pattani. It was upgraded to a district in 1868 with the name Yarom. In 1930 the district name was changed to Betong.

The name Betong is the Thai corruption of Betung, its original Malay name means 'bamboo'.[2]

In Betong, ethnic Thai Chinese and Thai Malay Muslims both outnumber native Buddhist Thais. At present there are five Chinese organizations.[3]

As of 2018 Thailand's transport ministry is constructing the 1.9 billion baht Betong Airport. It is scheduled to be opened in June 2020.[4][5] Designed to handle 300 arrivals per hour, it is projected to serve one million passengers per year, generating three billion baht for the district. Nok Air, Bangkok Airways, and Malaysia's Firefly Airlines have plans to fly to Betong.[6]

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  Entrance to the Piyamit Tunnels in Tana Maero subdistrict.
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  Entrance 3 of the Piyamit Tunnels.
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  Piyamit Tunnels which were used by Malayan Communist insurgents.
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  One of the props at the Piyamit Tunnels.
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  Sea of Mist lookout point at Iyerweng
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  Sea of Mist lookout point at Iyerweng
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  Bonamron Hot Spring, Tano Maero subdistrict.
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  Hot spring water swimming pool at Bonamron Hot Spring, Tano Maero subdistrict.
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  Thai immigration checkpoint at the Betong-Bukit Berapit border crossing.
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  Thai immigration checkpoint at the Betong-Bukit Berapit border crossing.
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  Malaysia-Thailand boundary stone at the Betong-Bukit Berapit border crossing.
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  Entry and exit stamps from Betong checkpoint.

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