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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
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Population Data |
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Nakhon
Pathom is located in an alluvial plain in the central region, about 58
kilometers by road from Bangkok. Generally,
it is an area of alluvial plain which is drained by the Tha Chin River,
covering an area of 2,168.327 square kilometers or about 1,355,204
square Rai. It is an old
city which has an interesting history dating back thousands of years.
It was well known as a center of cultural development and
prosperity. From the
evidence revealed by extensive excavation in the past, we have learned a
lot of things which have historical and archaeological value, such as
Phra Pathom Chedi and Dhammachakra (Symbol of the completeness of the
Dhamma) etc.
Nakhon
Pathom is administrative divided into 6 districts: Muang Nakhon Pathom,
Bang Lane, Dontum, Kamphaengsaen, Nakhon Chaisi and Sampran.
Boundaries
North: Suphan
Buri and Ayutthaya
South: Ratchaburi and Samut Sakhon
East: Nonthaburi and Bangkok
West: Kanchanaburi
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Key statistics of population and households of Nakhon Pathom
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
815.1 |
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Population in Municpal Area (%) |
27.0 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
94.1 |
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Median age |
29.1 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
22.1 |
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15-59 years (%) |
68.6 |
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60 years and over
(%) |
9.3 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
45.8 |
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0-14 years |
32.3 |
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60 years and over |
13.5
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
27.3 |
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Females |
24.6 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.8 |
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Buddhism (%) |
98.8 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
7.5 |
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Christianity
(%) |
42.5 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over |
6.5 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
29.8 |
| 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 (%) |
33.6 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
1.4 |
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Own account worker |
24.4 |
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Employees |
53.9 |
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Unpaid family workers |
20.2 |
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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) |
1.68 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.65 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
11.9 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
26.2 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.8
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Female headed households (%) |
30.5 |
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Population
of Nakhon Pathom
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 |
815,122
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395,069 |
420,053 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
55,732 |
28,553 |
27,179 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
6.5 |
| 5-9 |
62,950 |
32,617 |
30,333 |
7.7 |
8.3 |
7.2 |
| 10-14 |
61,776 |
31,732 |
30,044 |
7.6 |
8.0 |
7.2 |
| 15-19 |
74,449 |
37,413 |
37,036 |
9.1 |
9.5 |
8.8 |
| 20-24 |
80,340 |
39,692 |
40,648 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
| 25-29 |
78,453 |
37,915 |
40,538 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
| 30-34 |
77,527 |
36,789 |
40,738 |
9.5 |
9.3 |
9.7 |
| 35-39 |
73,830 |
34,897 |
38,933 |
9.1 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
| 40-44 |
64,261 |
30,467 |
33,794 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
8.0
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| 45-49 |
47,968 |
22,605 |
25,363 |
5.9 |
5.7 |
6.0
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| 50-54 |
34,819 |
16,428 |
18,391 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
| 55-59 |
27,420 |
13,040 |
14,380 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
| 60-64 |
25,229 |
11,709 |
13,520 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.2
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| 65-69 |
18,528 |
8,395 |
10,133 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
| 70-74 |
14,465 |
6,202 |
8,263
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1.8 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
| 75-79 |
8,562 |
3,476 |
5,086 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
| 80-84 |
5,181 |
1,907 |
3,274 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
| 85 and
over |
3,632 |
1,232 |
2,400 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
791,914
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Males |
385,756 |
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Females |
406,158 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family
Planning |
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| Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (per cent) |
78.06 |
| CPR by method |
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Pill |
21.04 |
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Female Sterilization |
28.36 |
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Injection |
21.00 |
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IUD |
1.07
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Norplant |
1.07 |
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Vasectomy |
5.52 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Infant morality rate |
3.39 : 1,000 live births |
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Under five mortality rate |
11.44 : 1,000 live births |
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Still births rate |
7.37 : 1,000 live births
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Perinatal mortality rate |
8.85 : 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
9.69 : 100,000 live births |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
14.21 % |
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Rate of Thalassemia in pregnant women |
0.22 % |
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Ratio of completed antenatal care (4 times) |
58.68 % |
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Ratio of delivery attended by health personnel |
84.86 %
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Ratio of completed postnatal care (2 times) |
62.31 % |
Ratio of newborn with completed postnatal care
( 2
times) |
52.46 % |
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Low birth weight |
9.79 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
17.71 % of total births |
| HIV/AIDS |
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant
women |
1.91 % |
Prevalence of HIV infection in children aged less
than
2 years |
13.79 % |
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AIDS case rate |
47.70: 100,000 population |
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