|
 Bordering
on the Kampuchean boundary, Surin today is well-known for its annual Elephant
Round-Up, which usually takes place in the third week of November and
attracts visitors from all over the world. It is 457 kilometers from Bangkok.
|
| General
Information |
| Area
sq km |
8,124
|
|
|
Anual
rainfall mm (2002) |
1,858
|
| Forest
Land (1999) |
268
|
3.3 %
|
Days
of rain (2002) |
131
|
| Farm
Land (1999) |
5,709
|
70.3 %
|
Mean
Temperature High/Low (2002) |
32.7
/
22.9
|
| Unclassified
Land (1999) |
2,147
|
26.4 %
|
BOI
Zone |
3
|
| Population
/ sq. km (2003) |
173
|
|
Gross
provincial product rank (2001) |
40
|
|
|
| Population |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Male |
50.1 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.0 %
|
50.0 %
|
50.0 %
|
50.0 %
|
49.9 %
|
50.0 %
|
| Female |
49.9 %
|
49.9 %
|
50.0 %
|
50.0 %
|
50.0 %
|
50.0 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.0 %
|
| Total |
1,406,612
|
1,399,377
|
1,392,229
|
1,383,156
|
1,381,213
|
1,382,274
|
1,367,685
|
1,359,549
|
|
|
| Household
income (baht) |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
| Average
monthly income |
6,675
|
6,226
|
6,398
|
6,517
|
4,928
|
| Average
monthly expenditures |
6,027
|
5,888
|
6,540
|
6,961
|
5,270
|
| Voluntary
reserves |
9.7 %
|
5.4 %
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Monthly
income / Person |
1,854
|
1,596
|
1,683
|
1,589
|
1,232
|
| Average
household size |
3.6
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
4.1
|
4.0
|
|
|
| Gross
provincial product |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
| Agriculture |
21.1 %
|
21.7 %
|
23.1 %
|
28.1 %
|
26.5 %
|
23.0 %
|
23.0 %
|
22.8 %
|
| Manufacturing |
4.3 %
|
4.3 %
|
3.9 %
|
3.8 %
|
3.5 %
|
3.6 %
|
4.4 %
|
5.0 %
|
| Construction |
2.0 %
|
3.6 %
|
3.6 %
|
3.5 %
|
6.5 %
|
10.0 %
|
9.5 %
|
9.1 %
|
| Transport
& communication |
4.2 %
|
3.9 %
|
3.9 %
|
3.8 %
|
3.9 %
|
3.8 %
|
3.6 %
|
3.7 %
|
| Wholesale
& retail trade |
26.6 %
|
24.0 %
|
23.6 %
|
22.4 %
|
24.3 %
|
23.8 %
|
24.4 %
|
25.1 %
|
| Services |
22.1 %
|
21.9 %
|
21.0 %
|
18.9 %
|
17.2 %
|
16.2 %
|
16.1 %
|
15.7 %
|
| Others |
19.7 %
|
20.6 %
|
20.9 %
|
19.5 %
|
18.1 %
|
19.6 %
|
19.0 %
|
18.6 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
(million baht) |
28,242
|
27,265
|
26,399
|
26,880
|
27,011
|
25,653
|
24,122
|
20,671
|
| GPP
per capita (baht) |
20,285
|
19,712
|
19,112
|
19,446
|
19,749
|
18,868
|
17,772
|
15,397
|
|
|
| Commercial
bank |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| No.
of offices |
19
|
20
|
21
|
21
|
20
|
20
|
21
|
20
|
| Deposits
(million baht) |
12,272
|
11,393
|
11,410
|
10,283
|
10,224
|
10,224
|
9,575
|
9,028
|
| Loans
(million baht) |
8,089
|
7,824
|
6,931
|
8,689
|
9,419
|
9,419
|
11,121
|
11,170
|
| Deposits
/ capita (baht) |
8,872
|
8,248
|
8,254
|
7,518
|
7,520
|
7,532
|
7,132
|
6,783
|
| Loans/deposits
ratio |
65.9 %
|
68.7 %
|
60.7 %
|
84.5 %
|
92.1 %
|
92.1 %
|
116.1 %
|
123.7 %
|
|
|
| Public
health |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of hospitals |
16
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
16
|
16
|
| No.
of hospital beds |
1,582
|
1,788
|
1,728
|
1,638
|
1,608
|
1,547
|
1,487
|
1,002
|
978
|
| Avg.
Beds / Hospital |
98
|
105
|
101
|
96
|
94
|
91
|
87
|
62
|
61
|
| Capita
/ Hospital bed |
880
|
773
|
799
|
843
|
850
|
878
|
912
|
1,339
|
1,360
|
| No.
of physicians |
108
|
105
|
122
|
111
|
92
|
89
|
86
|
98
|
102
|
| Capita
/ Physician |
12,891
|
13,172
|
11,321
|
12,452
|
14,866
|
15,275
|
15,781
|
13,698
|
13,047
|
|
No. of dentists |
34
|
26
|
26
|
21
|
18
|
16
|
15
|
16
|
13
|
|
Capita / Dentist |
40,947
|
53,198
|
53,123
|
65,822
|
75,982
|
84,971
|
90,482
|
83,903
|
102,375
|
| No.
of nurses |
683
|
607
|
552
|
519
|
421
|
424
|
427
|
424
|
409
|
|
|
| Education |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of teachers |
-
|
12,240
|
12,030
|
11,521
|
11,485
|
11,102
|
| No.
of students |
-
|
266,259
|
270,138
|
263,989
|
258,020
|
234,016
|
| No.
of schools |
-
|
859
|
855
|
834
|
821
|
817
|
| No.
of classrooms |
-
|
10,398
|
10,143
|
9,985
|
9,688
|
8,979
|
| Ratio
: students / teacher |
-
|
21.8
|
22.5
|
22.9
|
22.5
|
21.1
|
| Ratio
: students / classroom |
-
|
25.6
|
26.6
|
26.4
|
26.6
|
26.1
|
|
|
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