The first Southern province bordering the Indian Ocean is Ranong, located
some 568 kms. from Bangkok.
Ranong is very famous even though it is very small because it is Thailand's
rainiest province, and also its narrowest. The Kra Isthmus, the narrowest
part of the Malayan Peninsula is located here. Ranong is a long-narrow
plot of land extending 169 kms. from north to south, and only 9 kms. at
its narrowest. Most of the province is rainforested mountains bordering
on Chumphon to the north, Surat Thani and Phangnga to the south, Chumphon
to the east and Burma to the northwest.
Amphoe Muang Hot Springs and Raksawarin Arboretum are near Wat Tapotharam
two kilometers east of Ranong township. The temperature of the water is
about 65 degrees celcius.
|
| General
Information |
| Area
sq km |
3,298
|
|
|
Anual
rainfall mm (2002) |
3,575
|
| Forest
Land (1999) |
1,050
|
31.8 %
|
Days
of rain (2002) |
198
|
| Farm
Land (1999) |
744
|
22.6 %
|
Mean
Temperature High/Low (2002) |
32.5
/
24.1
|
| Unclassified
Land (1999) |
1,504
|
45.6 %
|
BOI
Zone |
3
|
| Population
/ sq. km (2003) |
49
|
|
Gross
provincial product rank (2001) |
71
|
|
|
| Population |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Male |
51.4 %
|
51.4 %
|
51.4 %
|
51.4 %
|
51.5 %
|
51.7 %
|
51.8 %
|
51.9 %
|
| Female |
48.6 %
|
48.6 %
|
48.6 %
|
48.6 %
|
48.5 %
|
48.3 %
|
48.2 %
|
48.1 %
|
| Total |
163,436
|
163,160
|
161,724
|
160,631
|
158,185
|
155,204
|
151,868
|
147,381
|
|
|
| Household
income (baht) |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
| Average
monthly income |
10,765
|
9,410
|
9,033
|
9,359
|
7,049
|
| Average
monthly expenditures |
9,733
|
9,350
|
9,020
|
9,258
|
7,507
|
| Voluntary
reserves |
9.6 %
|
0.6 %
|
0.1 %
|
1.1 %
|
-
|
| Monthly
income / Person |
3,075
|
2,767
|
2,377
|
2,529
|
1,807
|
| Average
household size |
3.5
|
3.4
|
3.8
|
3.7
|
3.9
|
|
|
| Gross
provincial product |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
| Agriculture |
39.5 %
|
45.5 %
|
51.1 %
|
63.6 %
|
61.0 %
|
58.4 %
|
59.3 %
|
49.3 %
|
| Manufacturing |
13.0 %
|
12.3 %
|
9.8 %
|
7.4 %
|
6.8 %
|
7.4 %
|
7.2 %
|
14.0 %
|
| Construction |
2.8 %
|
1.8 %
|
1.8 %
|
1.2 %
|
3.2 %
|
3.6 %
|
4.8 %
|
4.2 %
|
| Transport
& communication |
3.9 %
|
3.4 %
|
3.3 %
|
2.6 %
|
2.9 %
|
2.9 %
|
2.7 %
|
3.1 %
|
| Wholesale
& retail trade |
14.3 %
|
13.8 %
|
12.9 %
|
9.1 %
|
10.3 %
|
10.4 %
|
9.7 %
|
11.0 %
|
| Services |
11.3 %
|
10.4 %
|
9.4 %
|
6.3 %
|
6.9 %
|
7.3 %
|
6.7 %
|
7.9 %
|
| Others |
15.2 %
|
12.8 %
|
11.7 %
|
9.8 %
|
8.9 %
|
10.0 %
|
9.6 %
|
10.5 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
(million baht) |
10,984
|
11,491
|
11,194
|
16,911
|
15,955
|
14,258
|
14,437
|
11,150
|
| GPP
per capita (baht) |
67,918
|
71,536
|
70,765
|
108,959
|
105,058
|
96,742
|
98,024
|
78,367
|
|
|
| Commercial
bank |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| No.
of offices |
12
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
11
|
| Deposits
(million baht) |
10,212
|
10,216
|
10,255
|
9,698
|
9,835
|
9,835
|
8,697
|
7,935
|
| Loans
(million baht) |
3,946
|
3,496
|
3,190
|
4,509
|
4,874
|
4,874
|
5,545
|
5,732
|
| Deposits
/ capita (baht) |
63,574
|
64,582
|
66,074
|
63,858
|
66,731
|
66,778
|
61,126
|
57,129
|
| Loans/deposits
ratio |
38.6 %
|
34.2 %
|
31.1 %
|
46.5 %
|
49.6 %
|
49.6 %
|
63.8 %
|
72.2 %
|
|
|
| Public
health |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of hospitals |
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
3
|
| No.
of hospital beds |
372
|
371
|
356
|
355
|
356
|
351
|
346
|
336
|
278
|
| Avg.
Beds / Hospital |
53
|
53
|
50
|
50
|
50
|
58
|
57
|
67
|
92
|
| Capita
/ Hospital bed |
434
|
432
|
444
|
437
|
426
|
419
|
425
|
423
|
499
|
| No.
of physicians |
34
|
33
|
34
|
39
|
25
|
28
|
32
|
30
|
23
|
| Capita
/ Physician |
4,756
|
4,867
|
4,652
|
3,979
|
6,074
|
5,263
|
4,602
|
4,742
|
6,038
|
|
No. of dentists |
10
|
10
|
9
|
11
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
|
Capita / Dentist |
16,172
|
16,063
|
17,576
|
14,109
|
21,695
|
24,563
|
24,546
|
28,455
|
27,779
|
| No.
of nurses |
238
|
252
|
229
|
195
|
201
|
188
|
175
|
145
|
133
|
|
|
| Education |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of teachers |
-
|
1,546
|
1,552
|
1,552
|
1,466
|
1,441
|
| No.
of students |
-
|
32,311
|
32,122
|
31,203
|
29,364
|
27,476
|
| No.
of schools |
-
|
111
|
112
|
111
|
109
|
108
|
| No.
of classrooms |
-
|
1,242
|
1,231
|
1,209
|
1,128
|
1,108
|
| Ratio
: students / teacher |
-
|
20.9
|
20.7
|
20.1
|
20.0
|
19.1
|
| Ratio
: students / classroom |
-
|
26.0
|
26.1
|
25.8
|
26.0
|
24.8
|
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