Saraburi has been an important town since ancient times. It is believed
to have been constructed in the year 1548 during the reign of King Maha
Chakkraphat. Saraburi is only 108 kilometers from Bangkok.
|
| General
Information |
| Area
sq km |
3,577
|
|
|
Anual
rainfall mm (2002) |
-
|
| Forest
Land (1999) |
43
|
1.2 %
|
Days
of rain (2002) |
-
|
| Farm
Land (1999) |
1,493
|
41.7 %
|
Mean
Temperature High/Low (2002) |
-
/
-
|
| Unclassified
Land (1999) |
2,041
|
57.1 %
|
BOI
Zone |
2
|
| Population
/ sq. km (2003) |
174
|
|
Gross
provincial product rank (2001) |
16
|
|
|
| Population |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Male |
50.0 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.0 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.2 %
|
50.2 %
|
| Female |
50.0 %
|
49.9 %
|
49.9 %
|
50.0 %
|
49.9 %
|
49.9 %
|
49.8 %
|
49.8 %
|
| Total |
625,574
|
621,994
|
614,267
|
607,600
|
607,042
|
602,026
|
596,533
|
577,768
|
|
|
| Household
income (baht) |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
| Average
monthly income |
14,677
|
12,319
|
13,281
|
10,582
|
10,954
|
| Average
monthly expenditures |
10,814
|
9,987
|
10,604
|
8,665
|
8,135
|
| Voluntary
reserves |
26.3 %
|
18.9 %
|
20.2 %
|
18.1 %
|
25.7 %
|
| Monthly
income / Person |
4,447
|
3,519
|
3,495
|
2,939
|
3,651
|
| Average
household size |
3.3
|
3.5
|
3.8
|
3.6
|
3.0
|
|
|
| Gross
provincial product |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
| Agriculture |
5.6 %
|
5.5 %
|
6.2 %
|
8.0 %
|
5.6 %
|
5.5 %
|
5.2 %
|
4.6 %
|
| Manufacturing |
53.0 %
|
51.0 %
|
49.6 %
|
45.6 %
|
44.8 %
|
46.3 %
|
47.3 %
|
47.6 %
|
| Construction |
1.1 %
|
1.8 %
|
1.7 %
|
2.0 %
|
2.2 %
|
3.4 %
|
3.2 %
|
3.3 %
|
| Transport
& communication |
4.6 %
|
4.8 %
|
5.0 %
|
4.8 %
|
5.1 %
|
4.5 %
|
4.5 %
|
4.0 %
|
| Wholesale
& retail trade |
8.8 %
|
9.1 %
|
8.9 %
|
8.6 %
|
8.0 %
|
7.3 %
|
7.7 %
|
7.6 %
|
| Services |
7.5 %
|
7.5 %
|
7.5 %
|
7.0 %
|
6.0 %
|
5.6 %
|
5.3 %
|
5.2 %
|
| Others |
19.4 %
|
20.3 %
|
21.1 %
|
24.0 %
|
28.3 %
|
27.4 %
|
26.8 %
|
27.7 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
(million baht) |
64,134
|
61,529
|
59,228
|
58,776
|
67,084
|
67,775
|
61,250
|
55,462
|
| GPP
per capita (baht) |
104,407
|
101,265
|
97,568
|
97,630
|
112,456
|
117,304
|
105,406
|
96,388
|
|
|
| Commercial
bank |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| No.
of offices |
48
|
48
|
49
|
51
|
45
|
45
|
45
|
42
|
| Deposits
(million baht) |
27,930
|
27,097
|
27,582
|
25,759
|
29,256
|
29,256
|
27,674
|
25,858
|
| Loans
(million baht) |
17,972
|
16,725
|
13,845
|
19,130
|
20,749
|
20,749
|
21,547
|
20,691
|
| Deposits
/ capita (baht) |
45,967
|
44,637
|
45,815
|
43,181
|
50,636
|
50,347
|
48,094
|
45,825
|
| Loans/deposits
ratio |
64.3 %
|
61.7 %
|
50.2 %
|
74.3 %
|
70.9 %
|
70.9 %
|
77.9 %
|
80.0 %
|
|
|
| Public
health |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of hospitals |
20
|
19
|
18
|
19
|
18
|
17
|
17
|
16
|
13
|
| No.
of hospital beds |
2,006
|
1,932
|
1,932
|
2,059
|
2,041
|
1,912
|
1,783
|
1,632
|
1,547
|
| Avg.
Beds / Hospital |
100
|
101
|
107
|
108
|
113
|
112
|
104
|
102
|
119
|
| Capita
/ Hospital bed |
306
|
314
|
314
|
292
|
292
|
302
|
325
|
352
|
364
|
| No.
of physicians |
222
|
205
|
224
|
293
|
167
|
157
|
148
|
146
|
124
|
| Capita
/ Physician |
2,766
|
2,963
|
2,710
|
2,054
|
3,572
|
3,680
|
3,926
|
3,941
|
4,550
|
|
No. of dentists |
44
|
37
|
40
|
39
|
34
|
32
|
30
|
26
|
21
|
|
Capita / Dentist |
13,960
|
16,421
|
15,176
|
15,436
|
17,545
|
18,055
|
19,369
|
22,130
|
26,869
|
| No.
of nurses |
1,144
|
865
|
931
|
862
|
801
|
734
|
668
|
590
|
572
|
|
|
| Education |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of teachers |
-
|
5,293
|
5,313
|
5,197
|
5,281
|
4,999
|
| No.
of students |
-
|
107,334
|
105,531
|
102,556
|
95,487
|
94,899
|
| No.
of schools |
-
|
367
|
378
|
396
|
407
|
406
|
| No.
of classrooms |
-
|
3,873
|
4,057
|
4,170
|
3,988
|
4,072
|
| Ratio
: students / teacher |
-
|
20.3
|
19.9
|
19.7
|
18.1
|
19.0
|
| Ratio
: students / classroom |
-
|
27.7
|
26.0
|
24.6
|
23.9
|
23.3
|
|
|
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