|
 Located
564 km. from Bangkok, Udon Thani was once a flourished community dating
back to prehistoric period. Nowadays, it stands as a hub of transport
and communications of the upper Northeast with several tourist destinations
and facilities.
Nong Prachak is located within the province, the lake is centered by
an islet arranged as a public park with a great variety of trees and flowers.
It is a popular place for recreation among the townspeople.
|
| General
Information |
| Area
sq km |
11,730
|
|
|
Anual
rainfall mm (2002) |
1,777
|
| Forest
Land (1999) |
1,839
|
15.7 %
|
Days
of rain (2002) |
128
|
| Farm
Land (1999) |
5,939
|
50.6 %
|
Mean
Temperature High/Low (2002) |
32.8
/
22.2
|
| Unclassified
Land (1999) |
3,952
|
33.7 %
|
BOI
Zone |
3
|
| Population
/ sq. km (2003) |
131
|
|
Gross
provincial product rank (2001) |
24
|
|
|
| Population |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| Male |
50.2 %
|
50.2 %
|
50.2 %
|
50.3 %
|
50.3 %
|
50.3 %
|
50.3 %
|
50.3 %
|
| Female |
49.8 %
|
49.8 %
|
49.8 %
|
49.7 %
|
49.7 %
|
49.7 %
|
49.7 %
|
49.7 %
|
| Total |
1,542,071
|
1,535,471
|
1,526,600
|
1,519,857
|
1,520,651
|
1,507,882
|
1,491,560
|
1,470,888
|
|
|
| Household
income (baht) |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
| Average
monthly income |
12,258
|
6,841
|
7,744
|
7,766
|
6,693
|
| Average
monthly expenditures |
8,053
|
5,169
|
5,492
|
7,502
|
5,550
|
| Voluntary
reserves |
34.3 %
|
24.4 %
|
29.1 %
|
3.4 %
|
17.1 %
|
| Monthly
income / Person |
3,064
|
1,590
|
1,800
|
1,941
|
1,556
|
| Average
household size |
4.0
|
4.3
|
4.3
|
4.0
|
4.3
|
|
|
| Gross
provincial product |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
| Agriculture |
15.5 %
|
15.6 %
|
15.5 %
|
18.8 %
|
17.3 %
|
18.0 %
|
17.6 %
|
16.0 %
|
| Manufacturing |
15.0 %
|
14.6 %
|
12.5 %
|
13.0 %
|
11.1 %
|
11.0 %
|
10.4 %
|
9.1 %
|
| Construction |
3.6 %
|
5.9 %
|
3.9 %
|
3.5 %
|
6.0 %
|
9.6 %
|
9.1 %
|
8.9 %
|
| Transport
& communication |
6.5 %
|
5.7 %
|
5.7 %
|
6.3 %
|
6.3 %
|
5.9 %
|
6.2 %
|
6.5 %
|
| Wholesale
& retail trade |
22.8 %
|
20.9 %
|
26.3 %
|
17.3 %
|
21.2 %
|
20.2 %
|
21.6 %
|
23.1 %
|
| Services |
18.5 %
|
19.5 %
|
18.7 %
|
21.8 %
|
20.5 %
|
18.0 %
|
17.1 %
|
16.3 %
|
| Others |
18.1 %
|
17.8 %
|
17.4 %
|
19.3 %
|
17.6 %
|
17.3 %
|
18.0 %
|
20.1 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
(million baht) |
42,107
|
42,603
|
43,667
|
42,066
|
43,375
|
42,165
|
37,689
|
31,110
|
| GPP
per capita (baht) |
27,582
|
28,030
|
28,715
|
27,897
|
29,080
|
28,666
|
25,581
|
21,333
|
|
|
| Commercial
bank |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
| No.
of offices |
38
|
37
|
41
|
42
|
37
|
37
|
36
|
34
|
| Deposits
(million baht) |
29,186
|
27,808
|
28,326
|
25,643
|
26,534
|
26,543
|
24,936
|
23,948
|
| Loans
(million baht) |
18,157
|
17,289
|
15,977
|
23,264
|
27,030
|
27,030
|
29,606
|
29,014
|
| Deposits
/ capita (baht) |
19,203
|
18,286
|
18,785
|
17,192
|
18,039
|
18,015
|
17,099
|
16,832
|
| Loans/deposits
ratio |
62.2 %
|
62.2 %
|
56.4 %
|
90.7 %
|
101.9 %
|
101.8 %
|
118.7 %
|
121.2 %
|
|
|
| Public
health |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of hospitals |
28
|
28
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
27
|
25
|
24
|
28
|
| No.
of hospital beds |
2,152
|
2,094
|
2,306
|
2,207
|
2,329
|
2,026
|
1,723
|
1,453
|
1,510
|
| Avg.
Beds / Hospital |
76
|
74
|
76
|
73
|
77
|
75
|
68
|
60
|
53
|
| Capita
/ Hospital bed |
709
|
725
|
659
|
683
|
640
|
726
|
855
|
1,003
|
942
|
| No.
of physicians |
264
|
246
|
213
|
218
|
191
|
169
|
148
|
133
|
157
|
| Capita
/ Physician |
5,782
|
6,178
|
7,139
|
6,916
|
7,809
|
8,703
|
9,954
|
10,964
|
9,061
|
|
No. of dentists |
46
|
52
|
46
|
40
|
36
|
32
|
29
|
26
|
24
|
|
Capita / Dentist |
33,186
|
29,228
|
33,057
|
37,697
|
41,432
|
45,965
|
50,804
|
56,088
|
59,280
|
| No.
of nurses |
1,062
|
1,004
|
888
|
849
|
731
|
666
|
601
|
535
|
639
|
|
|
| Education |
2002 |
2000 |
1998 |
1996 |
1994 |
1993 |
| No.
of teachers |
-
|
13,737
|
13,921
|
13,531
|
13,633
|
16,923
|
| No.
of students |
-
|
294,440
|
293,085
|
278,553
|
260,585
|
332,278
|
| No.
of schools |
-
|
938
|
950
|
941
|
932
|
1,275
|
| No.
of classrooms |
-
|
11,118
|
11,013
|
10,908
|
9,732
|
13,285
|
| Ratio
: students / teacher |
-
|
21.4
|
21.1
|
20.6
|
19.1
|
19.6
|
| Ratio
: students / classroom |
-
|
26.5
|
26.6
|
25.5
|
26.8
|
25.0
|
|
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