Yala (Thai: ยะลา, pronounced [já(ʔ).lāː] Malay: Jala[5]) is the southernmost Province (changwat) of Thailand.

The highest point of the Sankalakhiri Range (Northern Titiwangsa Mountains), the 1,533-meter (5,030 ft)-high Ulu Titi Basah (ฮูลูติติปาซา), is on the Thai/Malaysian border between Yala province and Perak.

The name "Yala" is the Thai transliteration of the Malay word "Jala" (Jawi: جالا), meaning "net", which was in turn derived from Sanskrit (Devanagari: जाल).

The provincial seal shows a miner with simple mining tools including hoes, crowbars, and baskets.

As of 26 November 2019 there are:[17] one Yala Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 16 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province.

The non-municipal areas are administered by 47 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).

[21] As of November 2024, Ezy Airlines had to operate a scheduled commercial flights from Betong to Hat Yai.

The province lies on Route 410 (Pattani–Betong Highway), which runs from Pattani through Yala and Betong before passing through the Thailand-Malaysia Border.