Petchaburi is an old city and used to be an important fort town, at the
Royal Child level, of Thailand long ago. It was formerly called by many
names such as Muang Phribphli, Muang Petchli, etc.
Tham Khao Yoi cave is located on Khao Yoi Hill, Amphoe Khao Yoi, 22
Kilometers from the township. Buddha images of various attitudes are housed
in the cave. Khao Yoi Cave was the place where King Mongkut practiced
meditation while he was in the monk hood.
Khao Wang This hill in the vicinity of Amphoe Muang is 92 meters high.
King Mongkut was very found of Khao Wang so he commanded a palace built
on top of it in the year 1860 to be used for vacationing; he named it
Phra Nakhon Khiri. However, Petchaburi inhabitants have called it "Khao
Wang" until now. At present, Khao wang is established as Phra Nakhon Khiri
National Museum. To go up Khao Wang, one can either walk or take Cable
Car.
Tham Khao Luang cave is located on Khao Luang Hill which is only 92 meters
high, and five kilometers from Khao Wang. Khao Luang Cave is regarded
as the most important cave of Petchaburi because it houses a dressing
Buddha image cast by the royal command of King Chulalongkon as the dedication
to King Nang Klao and King Mongkut.
|
| General
Information |
| Area
sq km |
6,225
|
|
|
Anual
rainfall mm (2002) |
883
|
| Forest
Land (1999) |
2,136
|
34.3 %
|
Days
of rain (2002) |
100
|
| Farm
Land (1999) |
1,073
|
17.2 %
|
Mean
Temperature High/Low (2002) |
32.1
/
24.8
|
| Unclassified
Land (1999) |
3,016
|
48.4 %
|
BOI
Zone |
3
|
| Population
/ sq. km (2003) |
74
|
|
Gross
provincial product rank (2001) |
41
|
|
|
| Population |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Male |
48.7 %
|
48.8 %
|
48.7 %
|
48.8 %
|
48.9 %
|
48.9 %
|
49.0 %
|
49.1 %
|
| Female |
51.3 %
|
51.2 %
|
51.3 %
|
51.2 %
|
51.1 %
|
51.1 %
|
51.0 %
|
50.9 %
|
| Total |
461,738
|
461,339
|
459,042
|
456,893
|
456,233
|
456,527
|
453,391
|
450,040
|
|
|
| Household
income (baht) |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
| Average
monthly income |
15,993
|
12,390
|
14,135
|
10,590
|
8,406
|
| Average
monthly expenditures |
10,005
|
9,494
|
9,369
|
7,913
|
6,999
|
| Voluntary
reserves |
37.4 %
|
23.4 %
|
33.7 %
|
25.3 %
|
16.7 %
|
| Monthly
income / Person |
4,569
|
3,540
|
4,038
|
2,941
|
2,271
|
| Average
household size |
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
3.7
|
|
|
| Gross
provincial product |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
| Agriculture |
15.2 %
|
14.0 %
|
13.2 %
|
15.9 %
|
13.6 %
|
12.6 %
|
12.0 %
|
11.2 %
|
| Manufacturing |
13.3 %
|
13.7 %
|
12.5 %
|
12.0 %
|
11.1 %
|
11.7 %
|
12.5 %
|
11.6 %
|
| Construction |
5.1 %
|
4.6 %
|
6.4 %
|
5.7 %
|
8.8 %
|
11.5 %
|
13.4 %
|
16.1 %
|
| Transport
& communication |
10.0 %
|
10.9 %
|
10.3 %
|
10.4 %
|
11.3 %
|
10.6 %
|
10.2 %
|
9.9 %
|
| Wholesale
& retail trade |
20.8 %
|
21.3 %
|
21.2 %
|
20.2 %
|
20.1 %
|
19.3 %
|
18.9 %
|
19.0 %
|
| Services |
15.5 %
|
15.6 %
|
15.6 %
|
14.1 %
|
13.2 %
|
13.1 %
|
12.2 %
|
12.2 %
|
| Others |
20.1 %
|
19.9 %
|
20.8 %
|
21.7 %
|
21.9 %
|
21.2 %
|
20.8 %
|
20.0 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
(million baht) |
25,175
|
23,744
|
22,846
|
22,961
|
24,681
|
23,667
|
23,012
|
20,119
|
| GPP
per capita (baht) |
54,842
|
51,968
|
50,075
|
50,294
|
54,436
|
52,588
|
51,134
|
44,975
|
|
|
| Commercial
bank |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| No.
of offices |
32
|
32
|
34
|
35
|
30
|
30
|
31
|
30
|
| Deposits
(million baht) |
17,480
|
17,306
|
17,872
|
17,343
|
18,809
|
18,809
|
18,715
|
18,051
|
| Loans
(million baht) |
9,662
|
9,457
|
9,364
|
13,107
|
14,489
|
15,607
|
15,697
|
15,348
|
| Deposits
/ capita (baht) |
38,258
|
37,932
|
39,147
|
38,251
|
41,794
|
41,794
|
41,836
|
40,661
|
| Loans/deposits
ratio |
55.3 %
|
54.6 %
|
52.4 %
|
75.6 %
|
77.0 %
|
83.0 %
|
83.9 %
|
85.0 %
|
|
|
| Public
health |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of hospitals |
15
|
16
|
13
|
13
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
13
|
12
|
| No.
of hospital beds |
834
|
964
|
810
|
798
|
709
|
699
|
689
|
593
|
583
|
| Avg.
Beds / Hospital |
55
|
60
|
62
|
61
|
47
|
46
|
45
|
45
|
48
|
| Capita
/ Hospital bed |
550
|
473
|
563
|
572
|
639
|
643
|
653
|
754
|
761
|
| No.
of physicians |
111
|
143
|
109
|
98
|
97
|
78
|
59
|
55
|
57
|
| Capita
/ Physician |
4,135
|
3,195
|
4,185
|
4,658
|
4,674
|
5,769
|
7,627
|
8,133
|
7,788
|
|
No. of dentists |
23
|
24
|
19
|
19
|
14
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
11
|
|
Capita / Dentist |
19,958
|
19,037
|
24,012
|
24,027
|
32,385
|
34,618
|
34,617
|
34,410
|
40,357
|
| No.
of nurses |
545
|
535
|
536
|
501
|
362
|
391
|
421
|
413
|
391
|
|
|
| Education |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of teachers |
-
|
5,056
|
5,072
|
4,656
|
4,946
|
4,774
|
| No.
of students |
-
|
86,301
|
85,130
|
82,247
|
82,177
|
76,856
|
| No.
of schools |
-
|
305
|
308
|
605
|
299
|
298
|
| No.
of classrooms |
-
|
3,498
|
34,872
|
3,396
|
3,403
|
3,107
|
| Ratio
: students / teacher |
-
|
17.1
|
16.8
|
17.7
|
16.6
|
16.1
|
| Ratio
: students / classroom |
-
|
24.7
|
2.4
|
24.2
|
24.1
|
24.7
|
|
|
| |
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