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The Western Region

 

 

General Information
Area sq km
42,630
Anual rainfall mm (2002)
1,019
Forest Land (1999)
15,705
36.8 %
Days of rain (2002)
114
Farm Land (1999)
11,277
26.5 %
Mean Temperature High/Low (2002)
33.3 / 24.4
Unclassified Land (1999)
15,648
36.7 %
BOI Zone
-
Population / sq. km (2003)
81
Gross provincial product rank (2001)
-
 
Population 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Male
49.5 %
49.6 %
49.6 %
49.6 %
49.7 %
49.7 %
49.7 %
49.8 %
Female
50.5 %
50.4 %
50.4 %
50.4 %
50.3 %
50.3 %
50.3 %
50.2 %
Total
3,453,972
3,445,231
3,419,232
3,401,642
3,385,495
3,383,170
3,355,229
3,324,740
 
Household income (baht) 2002 2000 1998 1996 1994
Average monthly income
14,115
12,916
12,558
10,198
7,962
Average monthly expenditures
10,440
8,913
9,906
8,784
7,287
Voluntary reserves
26.0 %
31.0 %
21.1 %
13.9 %
8.5 %
Monthly income / Person
4,032
3,587
3,394
2,756
2,151
Average household size
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.7
 
Gross provincial product 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
Agriculture
18.2 %
17.6 %
18.8 %
21.7 %
19.6 %
18.9 %
15.9 %
15.4 %
Manufacturing
25.0 %
25.8 %
25.0 %
24.4 %
22.8 %
21.1 %
21.6 %
21.0 %
Construction
3.3 %
3.6 %
4.3 %
4.0 %
6.1 %
8.4 %
8.7 %
9.2 %
Transport & communication
5.2 %
5.5 %
5.6 %
5.4 %
6.0 %
8.9 %
6.8 %
7.1 %
Wholesale & retail trade
15.5 %
17.0 %
17.0 %
16.2 %
17.6 %
17.5 %
18.0 %
18.5 %
Services
11.7 %
12.0 %
11.9 %
10.7 %
10.2 %
10.4 %
10.5 %
10.1 %
Others
21.1 %
18.5 %
17.4 %
17.6 %
17.7 %
14.8 %
18.5 %
18.7 %
Total (million baht)
214,203
197,300
188,262
189,050
187,777
176,600
164,450
140,805
GPP per capita (baht)
62,646
58,001
55,608
55,879
55,965
53,116
49,747
42,866
 
Commercial bank 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
No. of offices
188
191
198
212
189
185
196
186
Deposits (million baht)
118,244
116,395
119,214
111,868
115,652
118,775
116,772
112,192
Loans (million baht)
70,295
63,794
59,669
74,493
81,518
83,754
93,775
92,214
Deposits / capita (baht)
34,760
34,380
35,237
33,341
34,785
35,930
35,549
34,387
Loans/deposits ratio
59.4 %
54.8 %
50.1 %
66.6 %
70.5 %
70.5 %
80.3 %
82.2 %
 
Public health 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
No. of hospitals
88
88
98
97
101
96
93
90
80
No. of hospital beds
7,698
7,780
7,660
7,491
7,191
16,536
25,883
5,467
5,233
Avg. Beds / Hospital
87
88
78
77
71
172
278
60
65
Capita / Hospital bed
444
437
441
451
466
201
127
600
623
No. of physicians
778
781
720
742
580
563
549
501
494
Capita / Physician
4,394
4,355
4,702
4,559
5,784
5,905
6,021
6,556
6,604
No. of dentists
162
158
139
161
119
122
127
121
107
Capita / Dentist
21,106
21,529
24,356
21,013
28,195
27,251
26,029
27,146
30,491
No. of nurses
4,026
3,803
3,669
3,383
2,837
2,893
2,953
2,791
2,496
 
Education 2002 2000 1998 1996 1994 1993
No. of teachers
-
32,210
32,394
31,093
31,587
30,860
No. of students
-
633,887
624,296
600,217
587,866
556,327
No. of schools
-
2,091
2,119
2,417
2,089
2,092
No. of classrooms
-
23,858
55,248
23,519
23,364
22,144
Ratio : students / teacher
-
19.7
19.3
19.3
18.6
18.0
Ratio : students / classroom
-
26.6
11.3
25.5
25.2
25.1
 
   

 

 

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