Tak is the central province for development of Northern Thailand, also
being the communication center of the North having an Asian Highway passing
through Burmese-Thai border into Thailand at Amphoe Mae Sot.
|
| General
Information |
| Area
sq km |
16,407
|
|
|
Anual
rainfall mm (2002) |
1,118
|
| Forest
Land (1999) |
11,396
|
69.5 %
|
Days
of rain (2002) |
104
|
| Farm
Land (1999) |
1,703
|
10.4 %
|
Mean
Temperature High/Low (2002) |
33.5
/
23.4
|
| Unclassified
Land (1999) |
3,308
|
20.2 %
|
BOI
Zone |
3
|
| Population
/ sq. km (2003) |
30
|
|
Gross
provincial product rank (2001) |
58
|
|
|
| Population |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Male |
50.7 %
|
50.8 %
|
50.8 %
|
50.8 %
|
50.9 %
|
50.9 %
|
50.9 %
|
50.9 %
|
| Female |
49.3 %
|
49.2 %
|
49.2 %
|
49.2 %
|
49.1 %
|
49.1 %
|
49.1 %
|
49.1 %
|
| Total |
498,714
|
507,371
|
498,890
|
490,055
|
484,678
|
479,105
|
471,596
|
461,508
|
|
|
| Household
income (baht) |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
| Average
monthly income |
7,763
|
9,674
|
9,423
|
7,604
|
6,298
|
| Average
monthly expenditures |
6,422
|
7,805
|
7,816
|
6,920
|
5,792
|
| Voluntary
reserves |
17.3 %
|
19.3 %
|
17.1 %
|
9.0 %
|
8.0 %
|
| Monthly
income / Person |
2,283
|
2,687
|
2,771
|
2,172
|
1,657
|
| Average
household size |
3.4
|
3.6
|
3.4
|
3.5
|
3.8
|
|
|
| Gross
provincial product |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
| Agriculture |
26.2 %
|
19.1 %
|
21.9 %
|
21.9 %
|
21.5 %
|
22.5 %
|
19.8 %
|
21.9 %
|
| Manufacturing |
6.6 %
|
6.7 %
|
5.8 %
|
5.7 %
|
7.2 %
|
7.2 %
|
7.4 %
|
7.9 %
|
| Construction |
4.1 %
|
5.4 %
|
5.6 %
|
5.3 %
|
10.0 %
|
12.6 %
|
15.1 %
|
13.9 %
|
| Transport
& communication |
5.7 %
|
5.4 %
|
5.1 %
|
4.8 %
|
5.8 %
|
5.2 %
|
5.1 %
|
4.5 %
|
| Wholesale
& retail trade |
17.2 %
|
18.3 %
|
17.2 %
|
16.2 %
|
19.0 %
|
17.4 %
|
17.9 %
|
16.9 %
|
| Services |
14.9 %
|
15.0 %
|
14.3 %
|
13.1 %
|
13.2 %
|
12.1 %
|
11.6 %
|
11.3 %
|
| Others |
25.3 %
|
30.1 %
|
30.1 %
|
33.0 %
|
23.3 %
|
23.0 %
|
23.1 %
|
23.6 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
(million baht) |
15,907
|
15,100
|
15,058
|
15,199
|
13,900
|
13,831
|
12,766
|
11,744
|
| GPP
per capita (baht) |
31,884
|
30,812
|
31,068
|
31,723
|
29,474
|
29,969
|
27,775
|
26,071
|
|
|
| Commercial
bank |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| No.
of offices |
17
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
| Deposits
(million baht) |
9,633
|
9,505
|
9,587
|
7,972
|
8,369
|
8,369
|
8,112
|
7,505
|
| Loans
(million baht) |
5,203
|
4,774
|
4,277
|
4,863
|
5,435
|
5,435
|
6,277
|
6,619
|
| Deposits
/ capita (baht) |
19,656
|
19,610
|
20,010
|
16,904
|
18,134
|
18,208
|
18,008
|
17,105
|
| Loans/deposits
ratio |
54.0 %
|
50.2 %
|
44.6 %
|
61.0 %
|
64.9 %
|
64.9 %
|
77.4 %
|
88.2 %
|
|
|
| Public
health |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of hospitals |
10
|
10
|
10
|
11
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
8
|
8
|
| No.
of hospital beds |
940
|
986
|
855
|
885
|
960
|
815
|
670
|
620
|
620
|
| Avg.
Beds / Hospital |
94
|
98
|
85
|
80
|
106
|
90
|
74
|
77
|
77
|
| Capita
/ Hospital bed |
530
|
497
|
566
|
541
|
491
|
566
|
685
|
726
|
707
|
| No.
of physicians |
77
|
75
|
85
|
68
|
77
|
62
|
47
|
52
|
51
|
| Capita
/ Physician |
6,479
|
6,534
|
5,702
|
7,045
|
6,124
|
7,443
|
9,778
|
8,662
|
8,603
|
|
No. of dentists |
23
|
20
|
20
|
22
|
26
|
17
|
9
|
13
|
12
|
|
Capita / Dentist |
21,690
|
24,502
|
24,233
|
21,777
|
18,138
|
27,147
|
51,067
|
34,649
|
36,563
|
| No.
of nurses |
528
|
491
|
470
|
447
|
433
|
342
|
252
|
319
|
292
|
|
|
| Education |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of teachers |
-
|
4,109
|
4,082
|
3,990
|
3,735
|
3,664
|
| No.
of students |
-
|
90,403
|
85,329
|
81,287
|
76,924
|
72,669
|
| No.
of schools |
-
|
302
|
317
|
318
|
324
|
314
|
| No.
of classrooms |
-
|
3,268
|
3,278
|
3,340
|
3,065
|
3,048
|
| Ratio
: students / teacher |
-
|
22.0
|
20.9
|
20.4
|
20.6
|
19.8
|
| Ratio
: students / classroom |
-
|
27.7
|
26.0
|
24.3
|
25.1
|
23.8
|
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