Phrae, the town of famous Cho Hae Buddha's relics and Phi, being the
site of Muang Song as mentioned in the literature "List Phra Lo" is located
551 kms. from Bangkok
The large Tham Pha Nang Khoi cave is located in Amphoe Rong Kwang, having
a space of 200 meters in length naturally decorated with beautiful stalactites
and stalagmites.
|
| General
Information |
| Area
sq km |
6,539
|
|
|
Anual
rainfall mm (2002) |
1,336
|
| Forest
Land (1999) |
2,406
|
36.8 %
|
Days
of rain (2002) |
134
|
| Farm
Land (1999) |
987
|
15.1 %
|
Mean
Temperature High/Low (2002) |
32.9
/
22.3
|
| Unclassified
Land (1999) |
3,146
|
48.1 %
|
BOI
Zone |
3
|
| Population
/ sq. km (2003) |
73
|
|
Gross
provincial product rank (2001) |
64
|
|
|
| Population |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Male |
49.1 %
|
49.2 %
|
49.2 %
|
49.3 %
|
49.4 %
|
49.4 %
|
49.5 %
|
49.6 %
|
| Female |
50.9 %
|
50.8 %
|
50.8 %
|
50.7 %
|
50.6 %
|
50.6 %
|
50.5 %
|
50.4 %
|
| Total |
482,232
|
485,121
|
486,502
|
489,590
|
492,607
|
495,722
|
494,637
|
494,192
|
|
|
| Household
income (baht) |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
| Average
monthly income |
10,048
|
9,366
|
8,522
|
8,261
|
6,358
|
| Average
monthly expenditures |
8,005
|
7,960
|
6,532
|
5,418
|
5,231
|
| Voluntary
reserves |
20.3 %
|
15.0 %
|
23.4 %
|
34.4 %
|
17.7 %
|
| Monthly
income / Person |
3,139
|
2,754
|
2,582
|
2,429
|
1,816
|
| Average
household size |
3.2
|
3.4
|
3.3
|
3.4
|
3.5
|
|
|
| Gross
provincial product |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
| Agriculture |
16.7 %
|
15.0 %
|
18.3 %
|
19.9 %
|
17.9 %
|
17.8 %
|
15.8 %
|
15.4 %
|
| Manufacturing |
2.5 %
|
2.5 %
|
2.2 %
|
2.2 %
|
2.1 %
|
2.2 %
|
2.1 %
|
2.6 %
|
| Construction |
4.3 %
|
5.8 %
|
4.9 %
|
4.8 %
|
9.3 %
|
12.2 %
|
11.2 %
|
12.0 %
|
| Transport
& communication |
5.9 %
|
5.6 %
|
5.7 %
|
6.1 %
|
6.4 %
|
6.1 %
|
5.4 %
|
5.2 %
|
| Wholesale
& retail trade |
23.3 %
|
23.1 %
|
21.9 %
|
21.6 %
|
23.1 %
|
21.9 %
|
22.9 %
|
23.0 %
|
| Services |
24.0 %
|
23.0 %
|
21.9 %
|
20.4 %
|
18.6 %
|
17.5 %
|
19.9 %
|
19.4 %
|
| Others |
23.3 %
|
25.0 %
|
25.1 %
|
25.0 %
|
22.6 %
|
22.3 %
|
22.7 %
|
22.4 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
(million baht) |
13,570
|
13,080
|
13,102
|
12,988
|
13,288
|
13,114
|
12,097
|
10,706
|
| GPP
per capita (baht) |
27,892
|
26,716
|
26,597
|
26,200
|
26,864
|
26,536
|
22,004
|
21,655
|
|
|
| Commercial
bank |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| No.
of offices |
12
|
12
|
14
|
16
|
14
|
14
|
16
|
16
|
| Deposits
(million baht) |
7,249
|
7,161
|
7,427
|
7,027
|
7,285
|
7,285
|
7,370
|
6,901
|
| Loans
(million baht) |
8,186
|
4,958
|
4,673
|
5,338
|
5,767
|
5,765
|
6,725
|
6,937
|
| Deposits
/ capita (baht) |
14,806
|
14,536
|
14,982
|
14,206
|
14,741
|
13,251
|
14,907
|
13,862
|
| Loans/deposits
ratio |
112.9 %
|
69.2 %
|
62.9 %
|
76.0 %
|
79.2 %
|
79.1 %
|
91.2 %
|
100.5 %
|
|
|
| Public
health |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of hospitals |
11
|
10
|
13
|
13
|
14
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
11
|
| No.
of hospital beds |
776
|
733
|
835
|
835
|
930
|
881
|
833
|
708
|
626
|
| Avg.
Beds / Hospital |
70
|
73
|
64
|
64
|
66
|
67
|
64
|
54
|
56
|
| Capita
/ Hospital bed |
626
|
667
|
589
|
593
|
531
|
560
|
659
|
698
|
795
|
| No.
of physicians |
89
|
86
|
78
|
83
|
57
|
63
|
69
|
61
|
59
|
| Capita
/ Physician |
5,466
|
5,692
|
6,315
|
5,972
|
8,677
|
7,844
|
7,967
|
8,104
|
8,437
|
|
No. of dentists |
33
|
25
|
17
|
19
|
17
|
15
|
14
|
13
|
11
|
|
Capita / Dentist |
14,742
|
19,583
|
28,976
|
26,090
|
29,096
|
32,946
|
39,268
|
38,029
|
45,254
|
| No.
of nurses |
813
|
720
|
519
|
497
|
404
|
359
|
314
|
337
|
287
|
|
|
| Education |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of teachers |
-
|
5,054
|
5,303
|
5,026
|
5,087
|
5,020
|
| No.
of students |
-
|
82,191
|
82,254
|
84,185
|
77,325
|
77,952
|
| No.
of schools |
-
|
344
|
367
|
371
|
372
|
366
|
| No.
of classrooms |
-
|
3,667
|
3,707
|
3,717
|
3,412
|
3,395
|
| Ratio
: students / teacher |
-
|
16.3
|
15.5
|
16.7
|
15.2
|
15.5
|
| Ratio
: students / classroom |
-
|
22.4
|
22.2
|
22.6
|
22.7
|
23.0
|
|
|
| |
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