|
 Largest
province of the Northeast, Ubon has been a well established community
for hundreds of years. It is where the traditional and colorful Candle
Procession is held. Ubon is 629 kilometers from Bangkok.
|
| General
Information |
| Area
sq km |
15,745
|
|
|
Anual
rainfall mm (2002) |
1,677
|
| Forest
Land (1999) |
2,470
|
15.7 %
|
Days
of rain (2002) |
118
|
| Farm
Land (1999) |
7,617
|
48.4 %
|
Mean
Temperature High/Low (2002) |
33.6
/
22.9
|
| Unclassified
Land (1999) |
5,658
|
35.9 %
|
BOI
Zone |
3
|
| Population
/ sq. km (2003) |
114
|
|
Gross
provincial product rank (2001) |
23
|
|
|
| Population |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Male |
50.1 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.2 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.1 %
|
| Female |
49.9 %
|
49.9 %
|
49.9 %
|
49.9 %
|
49.9 %
|
49.8 %
|
49.9 %
|
49.9 %
|
| Total |
1,805,322
|
1,792,774
|
1,779,752
|
1,767,346
|
1,759,548
|
1,754,910
|
1,731,105
|
1,717,172
|
|
|
| Household
income (baht) |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
| Average
monthly income |
9,307
|
9,874
|
10,267
|
6,950
|
6,118
|
| Average
monthly expenditures |
7,335
|
7,747
|
8,037
|
5,750
|
5,300
|
| Voluntary
reserves |
21.2 %
|
21.5 %
|
21.7 %
|
17.3 %
|
13.4 %
|
| Monthly
income / Person |
2,386
|
2,531
|
2,444
|
1,654
|
1,390
|
| Average
household size |
3.9
|
3.9
|
4.2
|
4.2
|
4.4
|
|
|
| Gross
provincial product |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
| Agriculture |
17.9 %
|
17.3 %
|
16.6 %
|
18.6 %
|
18.2 %
|
16.7 %
|
16.0 %
|
16.2 %
|
| Manufacturing |
8.4 %
|
7.4 %
|
9.5 %
|
8.4 %
|
7.5 %
|
7.0 %
|
7.7 %
|
7.8 %
|
| Construction |
4.3 %
|
6.5 %
|
6.2 %
|
5.5 %
|
9.4 %
|
12.7 %
|
12.2 %
|
13.0 %
|
| Transport
& communication |
5.2 %
|
4.6 %
|
5.1 %
|
5.5 %
|
5.2 %
|
5.0 %
|
5.1 %
|
5.1 %
|
| Wholesale
& retail trade |
27.1 %
|
25.9 %
|
25.0 %
|
19.0 %
|
22.7 %
|
21.7 %
|
23.0 %
|
23.8 %
|
| Services |
16.5 %
|
17.6 %
|
17.5 %
|
21.1 %
|
18.1 %
|
17.2 %
|
15.9 %
|
14.4 %
|
| Others |
20.6 %
|
20.7 %
|
20.1 %
|
21.9 %
|
18.9 %
|
19.7 %
|
20.1 %
|
19.7 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
(million baht) |
42,242
|
42,635
|
42,263
|
39,874
|
43,197
|
41,671
|
37,758
|
32,202
|
| GPP
per capita (baht) |
23,734
|
24,123
|
24,019
|
22,721
|
24,953
|
24,267
|
22,004
|
18,977
|
|
|
| Commercial
bank |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| No.
of offices |
40
|
39
|
39
|
45
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
39
|
| Deposits
(million baht) |
22,985
|
21,666
|
21,176
|
18,607
|
19,614
|
19,614
|
19,864
|
19,521
|
| Loans
(million baht) |
17,437
|
17,416
|
16,570
|
26,072
|
26,733
|
26,733
|
29,772
|
28,641
|
| Deposits
/ capita (baht) |
13,005
|
12,313
|
12,066
|
10,748
|
11,422
|
11,430
|
11,706
|
11,627
|
| Loans/deposits
ratio |
75.9 %
|
80.4 %
|
78.2 %
|
140.1 %
|
136.3 %
|
136.3 %
|
149.9 %
|
146.7 %
|
|
|
| Public
health |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of hospitals |
27
|
28
|
30
|
30
|
26
|
24
|
22
|
20
|
25
|
| No.
of hospital beds |
2,874
|
2,941
|
3,067
|
3,073
|
2,730
|
2,597
|
2,465
|
1,645
|
1,695
|
| Avg.
Beds / Hospital |
106
|
105
|
102
|
102
|
105
|
108
|
112
|
82
|
67
|
| Capita
/ Hospital bed |
619
|
600
|
573
|
571
|
634
|
661
|
696
|
1,031
|
990
|
| No.
of physicians |
213
|
235
|
197
|
180
|
137
|
134
|
131
|
132
|
156
|
| Capita
/ Physician |
8,355
|
7,520
|
8,931
|
9,749
|
12,635
|
12,814
|
13,098
|
12,854
|
10,762
|
|
No. of dentists |
54
|
57
|
47
|
33
|
25
|
24
|
24
|
26
|
21
|
|
Capita / Dentist |
32,958
|
31,006
|
37,437
|
53,179
|
69,244
|
71,548
|
71,495
|
65,262
|
79,948
|
| No.
of nurses |
1,302
|
1,272
|
1,162
|
1,096
|
871
|
865
|
859
|
803
|
768
|
|
|
| Education |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of teachers |
-
|
15,865
|
15,684
|
14,310
|
14,815
|
20,054
|
| No.
of students |
-
|
339,778
|
336,101
|
322,802
|
298,346
|
339,995
|
| No.
of schools |
-
|
1,223
|
1,223
|
1,219
|
1,198
|
1,478
|
| No.
of classrooms |
-
|
12,551
|
12,510
|
12,294
|
11,737
|
13,680
|
| Ratio
: students / teacher |
-
|
21.4
|
21.4
|
22.6
|
20.1
|
17.0
|
| Ratio
: students / classroom |
-
|
27.1
|
26.9
|
26.3
|
25.4
|
24.9
|
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