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Yasothon

 

Yasothon was created a separate administrative entity from Ubon in 1972. Here is the home of the famous Soeng Bong Fai, the Rocket Festival, which is staged on a grand scale every year around mid-May. Yasothon is 531 kilometers from Bangkok.

 

General Information
Area sq km
4,162
Anual rainfall mm (2002)
-
Forest Land (1999)
365
8.8 %
Days of rain (2002)
-
Farm Land (1999)
2,626
63.1 %
Mean Temperature High/Low (2002)
- / -
Unclassified Land (1999)
1,171
28.1 %
BOI Zone
3
Population / sq. km (2003)
132
Gross provincial product rank (2001)
67
 
Population 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Male
50.2 %
50.2 %
50.2 %
50.2 %
50.2 %
50.2 %
50.2 %
50.2 %
Female
49.8 %
49.8 %
49.8 %
49.8 %
49.8 %
49.8 %
49.8 %
49.8 %
Total
552,948
553,864
552,714
553,982
554,964
553,794
549,466
546,966
 
Household income (baht) 2002 2000 1998 1996 1994
Average monthly income
6,045
4,826
7,478
6,581
4,660
Average monthly expenditures
5,744
5,961
7,152
5,998
5,165
Voluntary reserves
5.0 %
-
4.4 %
8.9 %
-
Monthly income / Person
1,777
1,237
1,739
1,731
1,109
Average household size
3.4
3.9
4.3
3.8
4.2
 
Gross provincial product 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
Agriculture
20.4 %
21.1 %
21.2 %
24.6 %
23.2 %
20.3 %
20.2 %
20.8 %
Manufacturing
5.5 %
5.4 %
5.1 %
4.9 %
4.8 %
4.9 %
5.1 %
4.8 %
Construction
2.7 %
4.5 %
5.2 %
4.5 %
8.0 %
11.5 %
12.4 %
9.2 %
Transport & communication
4.9 %
4.6 %
4.7 %
4.4 %
4.6 %
4.4 %
4.6 %
4.7 %
Wholesale & retail trade
25.4 %
24.6 %
22.5 %
21.7 %
23.2 %
22.6 %
23.3 %
25.3 %
Services
22.0 %
20.5 %
21.3 %
19.5 %
17.9 %
17.1 %
15.9 %
16.0 %
Others
19.1 %
19.3 %
20.0 %
20.4 %
18.3 %
19.2 %
18.5 %
19.2 %
Total (million baht)
12,593
12,517
11,593
11,634
11,842
11,294
10,674
8,819
GPP per capita (baht)
22,783
22,594
20,889
21,007
21,551
20,648
19,523
16,283
 
Commercial bank 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
No. of offices
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
Deposits (million baht)
5,114
4,744
4,847
1,222
4,594
4,594
4,557
4,199
Loans (million baht)
6,008
5,892
5,428
7,105
7,271
7,271
7,520
6,912
Deposits / capita (baht)
9,231
8,548
8,752
2,223
8,399
8,402
8,414
7,884
Loans/deposits ratio
117.5 %
124.2 %
112.0 %
581.4 %
158.3 %
158.3 %
165.0 %
164.6 %
 
Public health 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
No. of hospitals
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
No. of hospital beds
716
706
706
680
680
572
465
465
425
Avg. Beds / Hospital
65
64
64
61
61
57
51
51
47
Capita / Hospital bed
771
784
786
814
808
956
1,175
1,164
1,253
No. of physicians
57
51
63
61
49
40
32
32
32
Capita / Physician
9,696
10,862
8,808
9,078
11,213
13,674
17,085
16,924
16,642
No. of dentists
18
16
16
18
10
9
8
8
9
Capita / Dentist
30,706
34,623
34,685
30,766
54,946
60,774
68,342
67,698
59,173
No. of nurses
413
353
379
372
340
292
245
245
203
 
Education 2002 2000 1998 1996 1994 1993
No. of teachers
-
5,614
5,583
5,483
5,604
5,379
No. of students
-
103,285
102,877
100,721
98,826
88,705
No. of schools
-
437
441
435
429
430
No. of classrooms
-
4,675
4,611
4,547
4,270
4,106
Ratio : students / teacher
-
18.4
18.4
18.4
17.6
16.5
Ratio : students / classroom
-
22.1
22.3
22.2
23.1
21.6
 
   

 

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