Satun is a small province, one the Southern Four Provinces where there
are 80 percent of Thai Islamic population. It is very difficult to look
for a pork dish, famous about its Ko Tarutao, the territory of pirates,
beautiful Ko Adang-Rawi. Satun is located, some 973 kms. from Bangkok
on the west coast of the Malayan Peninsula facing the Indian Ocean.
The area is of mountainous having the basing in the coastal area and
there are more than 60 off-shore islands.
Tarutao National Park It is located about 31 kms. from Pak Bara Wharf,
Amphoe Langu. It used to be the prison for long term punishment and political
prisoners.
|
| General
Information |
| Area
sq km |
2,479
|
|
|
Anual
rainfall mm (2002) |
1,871
|
| Forest
Land (1999) |
521
|
21.0 %
|
Days
of rain (2002) |
179
|
| Farm
Land (1999) |
892
|
36.0 %
|
Mean
Temperature High/Low (2002) |
33.1
/
23.5
|
| Unclassified
Land (1999) |
1,066
|
43.0 %
|
BOI
Zone |
3
|
| Population
/ sq. km (2003) |
110
|
|
Gross
provincial product rank (2001) |
55
|
|
|
| Population |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Male |
50.0 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.1 %
|
50.2 %
|
50.2 %
|
50.3 %
|
50.3 %
|
50.3 %
|
| Female |
50.0 %
|
49.9 %
|
49.9 %
|
49.8 %
|
49.8 %
|
49.7 %
|
49.7 %
|
49.7 %
|
| Total |
273,702
|
270,802
|
267,095
|
263,515
|
260,127
|
256,800
|
253,177
|
250,477
|
|
|
| Household
income (baht) |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
| Average
monthly income |
12,702
|
9,711
|
8,924
|
8,977
|
6,920
|
| Average
monthly expenditures |
9,233
|
8,056
|
7,820
|
8,015
|
6,580
|
| Voluntary
reserves |
27.3 %
|
17.0 %
|
12.4 %
|
10.7 %
|
4.9 %
|
| Monthly
income / Person |
3,175
|
2,427
|
2,075
|
1,951
|
1,609
|
| Average
household size |
4.0
|
4.0
|
4.3
|
4.6
|
4.3
|
|
|
| Gross
provincial product |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
| Agriculture |
59.7 %
|
60.1 %
|
57.1 %
|
63.7 %
|
51.6 %
|
48.1 %
|
49.5 %
|
49.0 %
|
| Manufacturing |
5.2 %
|
5.1 %
|
5.3 %
|
4.5 %
|
5.7 %
|
5.8 %
|
5.6 %
|
5.9 %
|
| Construction |
2.3 %
|
2.5 %
|
2.8 %
|
2.0 %
|
4.9 %
|
8.6 %
|
7.8 %
|
6.7 %
|
| Transport
& communication |
2.3 %
|
2.1 %
|
2.1 %
|
1.9 %
|
2.9 %
|
3.1 %
|
2.8 %
|
3.5 %
|
| Wholesale
& retail trade |
11.2 %
|
11.3 %
|
12.2 %
|
10.4 %
|
14.8 %
|
14.3 %
|
14.5 %
|
15.2 %
|
| Services |
8.4 %
|
8.1 %
|
8.7 %
|
7.2 %
|
8.5 %
|
8.2 %
|
8.0 %
|
8.0 %
|
| Others |
10.9 %
|
10.8 %
|
11.8 %
|
10.3 %
|
11.6 %
|
11.9 %
|
11.8 %
|
11.7 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
(million baht) |
17,238
|
17,729
|
15,745
|
16,608
|
12,893
|
12,551
|
11,897
|
9,933
|
| GPP
per capita (baht) |
64,538
|
67,278
|
60,528
|
64,672
|
50,924
|
50,108
|
47,855
|
40,526
|
|
|
| Commercial
bank |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| No.
of offices |
11
|
11
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
9
|
10
|
9
|
| Deposits
(million baht) |
3,804
|
3,641
|
3,556
|
3,058
|
3,074
|
3,074
|
2,953
|
2,822
|
| Loans
(million baht) |
2,450
|
2,379
|
2,316
|
3,073
|
3,399
|
3,393
|
3,959
|
4,004
|
| Deposits
/ capita (baht) |
14,435
|
13,997
|
13,847
|
12,078
|
12,272
|
12,365
|
12,048
|
11,694
|
| Loans/deposits
ratio |
64.4 %
|
65.3 %
|
65.1 %
|
100.5 %
|
110.6 %
|
110.4 %
|
134.1 %
|
141.9 %
|
|
|
| Public
health |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of hospitals |
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
| No.
of hospital beds |
366
|
296
|
296
|
282
|
264
|
257
|
250
|
250
|
230
|
| Avg.
Beds / Hospital |
61
|
49
|
49
|
47
|
44
|
42
|
41
|
41
|
57
|
| Capita
/ Hospital bed |
729
|
890
|
878
|
910
|
959
|
974
|
994
|
980
|
1,049
|
| No.
of physicians |
34
|
31
|
29
|
41
|
26
|
26
|
26
|
25
|
16
|
| Capita
/ Physician |
7,855
|
8,500
|
8,969
|
6,263
|
9,737
|
9,633
|
9,561
|
9,804
|
15,082
|
|
No. of dentists |
14
|
13
|
15
|
9
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
|
Capita / Dentist |
19,078
|
20,270
|
17,341
|
28,533
|
36,168
|
41,746
|
41,433
|
35,014
|
80,440
|
| No.
of nurses |
274
|
240
|
224
|
231
|
200
|
178
|
156
|
132
|
140
|
|
|
| Education |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of teachers |
-
|
2,821
|
2,808
|
2,663
|
2,806
|
2,459
|
| No.
of students |
-
|
56,676
|
57,391
|
55,046
|
54,226
|
48,910
|
| No.
of schools |
-
|
192
|
190
|
190
|
188
|
187
|
| No.
of classrooms |
-
|
2,067
|
2,067
|
2,045
|
1,925
|
1,913
|
| Ratio
: students / teacher |
-
|
20.1
|
20.4
|
20.7
|
19.3
|
19.9
|
| Ratio
: students / classroom |
-
|
27.4
|
27.8
|
26.9
|
28.2
|
25.6
|
|
|
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