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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
| Population by age group & sex |
Population Data |
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Ang
Thong originally know as Muang Wiset Chai Chan, is located on
the Noi River. According to the Royal Chronicle of Ayutthaya,
Ang Thong was an essential frontier outpost of Ayutthaya when
fighting with the Burmese. During the Thonburi period,
Muang Wiset Chai Chan was moved to a new site on the left bank
of the Chao Phraya River at Ban Bangkaeo and was named “Muang
Ang Thong” since its new location was a fertile basin similar
to a water and rice bowl of the country. According to
traditional belief, any region which is rich in rice and fish
would be similarly a treasure city filling up with silver and
gold.
Ang Thong is located 108
kilometers from Bangkok, and 35 kilometers from Ayutthaya.
Topographically almost all of the Ang Thong area is low plain
without any forests or mountains. Ang Thong
is administratively divided into 7 districts; Muang Ang Thong,
Wiset Chai Chan, Chaiyo, Pho Thong, Sawaengha, Pa Mok and Samko.
Boundaries
North:
Saraburi
South: Phra Nakhin Si Ayutthaya
East: Ayutthaya and Lob Buri
West: Suphanburi
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Key statistics of population
and households of Ang
Thong
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
269.4 |
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Population in Municipal Area (%) |
26.9 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
90.7 |
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Median age |
33.3 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
22.3 |
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15-59 years
(%) |
62.6 |
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60 years and
over (%) |
15.1
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
59.7 |
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0-14 years |
35.6 |
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60 years and over |
24.1 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
26.8 |
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Females |
23.4 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.8 |
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Buddhism (%) |
98.1 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
1.4 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged 15 years and over |
6.8 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
35.4 |
| Employment
characteristics of population aged 15 years and over |
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During last year
industry |
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Population in the agricultural sectors (%) |
39.4 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
0.7 |
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Own account worker |
28.8 |
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Employees |
47.9 |
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Unpaid family workers |
22.5 |
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Members of producers’ cooperatives |
0.1 |
| Fertility |
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Mean number of children ever born (per ever married
woman 15- 49 years) |
1.65 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.61 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
5.2 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
12.5 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.7 |
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Female headed households (%) |
38.2 |
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Population
of Ang Thong by age group and sex
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Population
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Percentage
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| Age
group |
Total |
Males
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Females |
Total |
Males
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Females |
| Total |
269,419
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128,138 |
141,281 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
18,569 |
9,398 |
9,171 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
| 5-9 |
20,964 |
10,882 |
10,082 |
7.8 |
8.5 |
7.1 |
| 10-14 |
20,554 |
10,708 |
9,846 |
7.6 |
8.4 |
7.0 |
| 15-19 |
21,215 |
10,931 |
10,284 |
7.9 |
8.5 |
7.3 |
| 20-24 |
18,656 |
9,277 |
9,379 |
6.9
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7.2 |
6.6 |
| 25-29 |
18,780 |
9,212 |
9,568 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
6.8 |
| 30-34 |
21,075 |
10,009 |
11,066 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
| 35-39 |
22,761 |
10,687 |
12,074 |
8.4 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
| 40-44 |
21,356 |
9,842 |
11,514 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
| 45-49 |
18,417 |
8,474 |
9,943
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6.8 |
6.6 |
7.0 |
| 50-54 |
13,834 |
6,304 |
7,530 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
| 55-59 |
12,578 |
5,499 |
7,079 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
| 60-64 |
12,968 |
5,745 |
7,223 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
| 65-69 |
10,240 |
4,413 |
5,827 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
| 70-74 |
7,774 |
3,249 |
4,525 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
| 75-79 |
4,801
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1,913 |
2,888 |
1.8
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1.5 |
2.0 |
| 80-84 |
2,911 |
989 |
1,922 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
| 85 and
over |
1,966 |
606 |
1,360 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
289,442
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Males |
140,059 |
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Females |
149,383 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family Planning |
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| Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate (per cent) |
92.54 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
8.77 : 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
25.67 : 100,000 live births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
31.74 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
8.56 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
10.87 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
9.24
%
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| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
29.71 : 100,000 population |
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