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The Eastern Region

 
General Information
Area sq km
36,502
Anual rainfall mm (2002)
2,060
Forest Land (1999)
7,482
20.5 %
Days of rain (2002)
145
Farm Land (1999)
16,829
46.1 %
Mean Temperature High/Low (2002)
33.4 / 24.5
Unclassified Land (1999)
12,191
33.4 %
BOI Zone
-
Population / sq. km (2003)
119
Gross provincial product rank (2001)
-
 
Population 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Male
49.9 %
50.0 %
50.0 %
50.1 %
50.1 %
50.4 %
50.6 %
50.4 %
Female
50.1 %
50.0 %
50.0 %
49.9 %
49.9 %
49.6 %
49.4 %
49.6 %
Total
4,350,206
4,300,513
4,241,974
4,180,837
4,141,049
4,122,037
4,064,873
4,000,799
 
Household income (baht) 2002 2000 1998 1996 1994
Average monthly income
14,206
12,296
12,459
11,030
8,675
Average monthly expenditures
11,504
10,686
11,205
9,974
7,937
Voluntary reserves
19.0 %
13.1 %
10.1 %
9.6 %
8.5 %
Monthly income / Person
4,058
3,616
3,460
3,063
2,344
Average household size
3.5
3.4
3.6
3.6
3.7
 
Gross provincial product 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
Agriculture
7.4 %
6.8 %
8.4 %
10.8 %
9.4 %
9.9 %
11.2 %
11.6 %
Manufacturing
48.8 %
50.4 %
49.2 %
46.1 %
42.9 %
45.5 %
43.9 %
42.7 %
Construction
2.3 %
2.0 %
2.2 %
2.1 %
3.7 %
4.8 %
5.2 %
6.0 %
Transport & communication
5.5 %
4.7 %
5.1 %
4.2 %
5.2 %
4.6 %
4.4 %
4.1 %
Wholesale & retail trade
6.9 %
8.2 %
8.8 %
8.8 %
10.2 %
9.7 %
10.3 %
10.2 %
Services
7.1 %
7.1 %
7.5 %
7.5 %
7.7 %
8.2 %
8.1 %
8.3 %
Others
22.0 %
20.8 %
18.8 %
20.5 %
20.9 %
17.3 %
16.9 %
17.1 %
Total (million baht)
706,250
668,025
590,852
533,281
501,487
463,457
399,471
340,988
GPP per capita (baht)
166,490
159,782
142,681
129,373
123,370
115,841
100,560
87,281
 
Commercial bank 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
No. of offices
322
317
326
355
312
312
311
305
Deposits (million baht)
247,283
238,241
237,401
220,284
228,989
228,989
219,792
205,854
Loans (million baht)
145,487
137,554
126,889
146,497
160,100
155,599
169,569
170,006
Deposits / capita (baht)
59,146
57,531
57,593
54,192
57,235
57,644
56,259
53,491
Loans/deposits ratio
58.8 %
57.7 %
53.4 %
66.5 %
69.9 %
68.0 %
77.1 %
82.6 %
 
Public health 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
No. of hospitals
103
103
106
104
113
106
103
96
91
No. of hospital beds
10,286
10,097
9,735
9,615
9,880
9,271
8,664
7,379
7,047
Avg. Beds / Hospital
99
98
91
92
87
87
84
76
77
Capita / Hospital bed
412
414
425
428
411
431
458
529
546
No. of physicians
1,330
1,349
1,111
1,025
944
932
925
836
796
Capita / Physician
3,189
3,099
3,727
4,021
4,306
4,292
4,294
4,673
4,834
No. of dentists
264
245
246
256
208
201
197
174
166
Capita / Dentist
16,068
17,064
16,833
16,101
19,542
19,904
20,164
22,452
23,182
No. of nurses
6,213
5,567
4,976
4,568
4,201
3,853
3,509
3,552
3,300
 
Education 2002 2000 1998 1996 1994 1993
No. of teachers
-
39,291
38,853
37,386
36,369
35,611
No. of students
-
827,484
795,985
764,690
730,425
703,650
No. of schools
-
2,396
2,434
2,441
2,423
2,413
No. of classrooms
-
28,459
28,511
28,258
27,811
26,206
Ratio : students / teacher
-
21.1
20.5
20.5
20.1
19.8
Ratio : students / classroom
-
29.1
27.9
27.1
26.3
26.9
 
   

 

 

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