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
|
|
|
|
|