Chaiyaphum is located almost at the center of Thailand about 342 kilometers
from Bangkok and it is easily reached by road.
The Phraya Phakdi Chumphol Statue located at the circle leading into
town center, honors the founder of Chaiyaphum and was built by voluntary
donations from the local people. Not too far from town center is the site
said to be where Phraya Phakdi was killed by invaders from Vientiane.
Here was erected a shrine in his memory called San Chao Pho Phraya Lae,
the title his people bestowed upon him, with a statue of his likeness
inside. Every year, beginning on the first Wednesday of May, a week-long
festival in his honor is held.
The Prang Ku, one of the oldest religious structures in Chaiyaphum, is
about two kilometers from the town hall. Built of sandstone, it enshrines
a Dharavati Period Buddha image, which is highly revered by the local
inhabitants. Bathing rites are held each year on the day of Full Moon
in April.
Namtok Tat Ton, a waterfall, in Tat Ton National Park, only 20 kilometers
from town along the Chaiyaphum-Kaset Sombun highway, is a highly scenic
sport excellent for rest or picnic.
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| General
Information |
| Area
sq km |
12,778
|
|
|
Anual
rainfall mm (2002) |
928
|
| Forest
Land (1999) |
2,998
|
23.5 %
|
Days
of rain (2002) |
99
|
| Farm
Land (1999) |
5,547
|
43.4 %
|
Mean
Temperature High/Low (2002) |
33.3
/
23.1
|
| Unclassified
Land (1999) |
4,233
|
33.1 %
|
BOI
Zone |
3
|
| Population
/ sq. km (2003) |
89
|
|
Gross
provincial product rank (2001) |
31
|
|
|
| Population |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Male |
49.9 %
|
49.8 %
|
49.8 %
|
49.9 %
|
49.9 %
|
50.0 %
|
50.0 %
|
50.0 %
|
| Female |
50.1 %
|
50.2 %
|
50.2 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.0 %
|
50.0 %
|
50.0 %
|
| Total |
1,138,944
|
1,136,508
|
1,130,913
|
1,128,966
|
1,127,552
|
1,124,447
|
1,115,519
|
1,103,170
|
|
|
| Household
income (baht) |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
| Average
monthly income |
8,364
|
7,683
|
6,220
|
7,166
|
4,842
|
| Average
monthly expenditures |
7,269
|
5,940
|
4,895
|
4,902
|
5,176
|
| Voluntary
reserves |
13.1 %
|
22.7 %
|
21.3 %
|
31.6 %
|
-
|
| Monthly
income / Person |
2,534
|
2,195
|
1,727
|
1,837
|
1,424
|
| Average
household size |
3.3
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
3.9
|
3.4
|
|
|
| Gross
provincial product |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
| Agriculture |
25.3 %
|
24.4 %
|
24.9 %
|
29.5 %
|
28.2 %
|
26.8 %
|
25.4 %
|
25.5 %
|
| Manufacturing |
18.2 %
|
18.6 %
|
16.7 %
|
16.3 %
|
15.3 %
|
15.4 %
|
16.2 %
|
15.1 %
|
| Construction |
1.7 %
|
2.9 %
|
3.4 %
|
3.1 %
|
5.9 %
|
8.9 %
|
8.8 %
|
7.0 %
|
| Transport
& communication |
3.7 %
|
3.7 %
|
3.6 %
|
3.5 %
|
3.8 %
|
3.6 %
|
3.2 %
|
3.5 %
|
| Wholesale
& retail trade |
20.3 %
|
19.4 %
|
19.7 %
|
18.4 %
|
20.2 %
|
19.0 %
|
19.8 %
|
21.4 %
|
| Services |
15.0 %
|
14.8 %
|
14.7 %
|
13.2 %
|
11.9 %
|
11.3 %
|
11.4 %
|
11.6 %
|
| Others |
15.8 %
|
16.2 %
|
17.0 %
|
16.0 %
|
14.7 %
|
15.0 %
|
15.2 %
|
15.9 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
(million baht) |
31,052
|
30,072
|
28,672
|
29,407
|
28,800
|
28,191
|
25,948
|
21,088
|
| GPP
per capita (baht) |
27,457
|
26,636
|
25,428
|
26,152
|
25,817
|
25,554
|
23,515
|
19,275
|
|
|
| Commercial
bank |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| No.
of offices |
20
|
20
|
21
|
25
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
| Deposits
(million baht) |
9,146
|
8,670
|
8,807
|
7,723
|
8,243
|
8,243
|
8,475
|
8,393
|
| Loans
(million baht) |
4,977
|
4,884
|
4,980
|
6,855
|
7,711
|
7,711
|
8,816
|
8,889
|
| Deposits
/ capita (baht) |
8,101
|
7,689
|
7,832
|
6,923
|
7,472
|
7,470
|
7,746
|
7,685
|
| Loans/deposits
ratio |
54.4 %
|
56.3 %
|
56.5 %
|
88.8 %
|
93.5 %
|
93.5 %
|
104.0 %
|
105.9 %
|
|
|
| Public
health |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of hospitals |
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
13
|
| No.
of hospital beds |
1,000
|
1,013
|
980
|
980
|
929
|
902
|
875
|
794
|
645
|
| Avg.
Beds / Hospital |
66
|
67
|
65
|
65
|
61
|
60
|
58
|
52
|
49
|
| Capita
/ Hospital bed |
1,130
|
1,114
|
1,150
|
1,147
|
1,200
|
1,223
|
1,261
|
1,377
|
1,693
|
| No.
of physicians |
100
|
82
|
88
|
87
|
65
|
65
|
65
|
60
|
56
|
| Capita
/ Physician |
11,309
|
13,767
|
12,813
|
12,924
|
17,161
|
16,971
|
16,976
|
18,233
|
19,500
|
|
No. of dentists |
35
|
31
|
26
|
22
|
19
|
18
|
17
|
16
|
12
|
|
Capita / Dentist |
32,311
|
36,418
|
43,367
|
51,111
|
58,711
|
61,287
|
64,908
|
68,376
|
91,002
|
| No.
of nurses |
600
|
562
|
534
|
477
|
410
|
381
|
353
|
342
|
304
|
|
|
| Education |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of teachers |
-
|
10,225
|
10,038
|
9,736
|
9,648
|
8,728
|
| No.
of students |
-
|
204,236
|
207,891
|
202,162
|
199,096
|
174,441
|
| No.
of schools |
-
|
843
|
845
|
831
|
819
|
815
|
| No.
of classrooms |
-
|
9,002
|
8,853
|
8,725
|
8,263
|
7,978
|
| Ratio
: students / teacher |
-
|
20.0
|
20.7
|
20.8
|
20.6
|
20.0
|
| Ratio
: students / classroom |
-
|
22.7
|
23.5
|
23.2
|
24.1
|
21.9
|
|
|
| |
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