Songkhla is one of the most famous seaside resort towns of the South
having Hat Yai, the junction of communication, as the gate welcoming Malaysian
and Singaporean tourists to Thailand.
There are big seaports. Songkhla is located 950 kms. south of Bangkok
situated on the eastern side of the Malayan Peninsula.
|
| General
Information |
| Area
sq km |
7,394
|
|
|
Anual
rainfall mm (2002) |
1,551
|
| Forest
Land (1999) |
567
|
7.7 %
|
Days
of rain (2002) |
166
|
| Farm
Land (1999) |
3,388
|
45.8 %
|
Mean
Temperature High/Low (2002) |
32.1
/
25.4
|
| Unclassified
Land (1999) |
3,439
|
46.5 %
|
BOI
Zone |
3
|
| Population
/ sq. km (2003) |
175
|
|
Gross
provincial product rank (2001) |
11
|
|
|
| Population |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Male |
49.1 %
|
49.1 %
|
49.2 %
|
49.3 %
|
49.4 %
|
49.5 %
|
49.5 %
|
49.6 %
|
| Female |
50.9 %
|
50.9 %
|
50.8 %
|
50.7 %
|
50.6 %
|
50.5 %
|
50.5 %
|
50.4 %
|
| Total |
1,294,442
|
1,271,067
|
1,249,402
|
1,232,600
|
1,223,833
|
1,210,921
|
1,191,233
|
1,166,519
|
|
|
| Household
income (baht) |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
| Average
monthly income |
14,192
|
13,505
|
15,057
|
11,089
|
11,565
|
| Average
monthly expenditures |
11,601
|
9,761
|
11,385
|
9,042
|
9,584
|
| Voluntary
reserves |
18.3 %
|
27.7 %
|
24.4 %
|
18.5 %
|
17.1 %
|
| Monthly
income / Person |
4,054
|
3,858
|
4,302
|
3,168
|
2,891
|
| Average
household size |
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
4.0
|
|
|
| Gross
provincial product |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
| Agriculture |
35.1 %
|
36.3 %
|
34.1 %
|
38.0 %
|
34.4 %
|
32.7 %
|
33.5 %
|
34.6 %
|
| Manufacturing |
8.1 %
|
8.0 %
|
7.6 %
|
6.8 %
|
6.5 %
|
6.8 %
|
5.5 %
|
4.6 %
|
| Construction |
3.8 %
|
4.3 %
|
5.3 %
|
3.5 %
|
6.9 %
|
8.0 %
|
10.0 %
|
9.9 %
|
| Transport
& communication |
7.2 %
|
7.2 %
|
7.8 %
|
7.2 %
|
12.4 %
|
7.6 %
|
7.3 %
|
7.7 %
|
| Wholesale
& retail trade |
12.6 %
|
12.3 %
|
12.5 %
|
11.0 %
|
7.3 %
|
12.5 %
|
12.6 %
|
13.1 %
|
| Services |
18.1 %
|
17.3 %
|
17.0 %
|
15.0 %
|
15.1 %
|
14.5 %
|
14.0 %
|
13.0 %
|
| Others |
15.1 %
|
14.6 %
|
15.7 %
|
18.5 %
|
17.4 %
|
17.9 %
|
17.1 %
|
17.1 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
(million baht) |
83,246
|
82,298
|
76,643
|
84,498
|
81,493
|
75,680
|
72,264
|
61,340
|
| GPP
per capita (baht) |
66,628
|
66,767
|
62,625
|
69,779
|
68,410
|
64,876
|
61,434
|
52,899
|
|
|
| Commercial
bank |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| No.
of offices |
76
|
77
|
78
|
80
|
65
|
65
|
68
|
66
|
| Deposits
(million baht) |
71,103
|
68,051
|
67,647
|
59,979
|
59,039
|
59,039
|
54,576
|
49,567
|
| Loans
(million baht) |
46,236
|
44,326
|
41,302
|
52,470
|
55,132
|
55,132
|
61,152
|
62,551
|
| Deposits
/ capita (baht) |
57,685
|
55,604
|
55,864
|
50,350
|
50,611
|
50,191
|
47,066
|
43,520
|
| Loans/deposits
ratio |
65.0 %
|
65.1 %
|
61.1 %
|
87.5 %
|
93.4 %
|
93.4 %
|
112.0 %
|
126.2 %
|
|
|
| Public
health |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of hospitals |
31
|
31
|
29
|
29
|
29
|
28
|
28
|
27
|
24
|
| No.
of hospital beds |
3,618
|
3,486
|
3,331
|
3,331
|
3,344
|
3,009
|
2,675
|
2,529
|
2,455
|
| Avg.
Beds / Hospital |
116
|
112
|
114
|
114
|
115
|
107
|
95
|
93
|
102
|
| Capita
/ Hospital bed |
345
|
353
|
367
|
363
|
356
|
387
|
439
|
458
|
463
|
| No.
of physicians |
367
|
398
|
534
|
486
|
512
|
512
|
512
|
478
|
490
|
| Capita
/ Physician |
3,404
|
3,096
|
2,291
|
2,491
|
2,326
|
2,278
|
2,297
|
2,425
|
2,324
|
|
No. of dentists |
66
|
68
|
49
|
44
|
48
|
86
|
125
|
122
|
120
|
|
Capita / Dentist |
18,930
|
18,126
|
24,976
|
27,520
|
24,817
|
13,564
|
9,410
|
9,504
|
9,491
|
| No.
of nurses |
2,090
|
1,958
|
1,784
|
1,717
|
1,631
|
1,604
|
1,578
|
1,407
|
1,352
|
|
|
| Education |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of teachers |
-
|
12,616
|
12,419
|
11,600
|
11,503
|
11,294
|
| No.
of students |
-
|
245,543
|
245,174
|
242,872
|
237,106
|
219,374
|
| No.
of schools |
-
|
622
|
624
|
624
|
615
|
615
|
| No.
of classrooms |
-
|
8,439
|
8,443
|
8,441
|
7,988
|
7,631
|
| Ratio
: students / teacher |
-
|
19.5
|
19.7
|
20.9
|
20.6
|
19.4
|
| Ratio
: students / classroom |
-
|
29.1
|
29.0
|
28.8
|
29.7
|
28.7
|
|
|
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