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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
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Population Data |
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Chiang Mai,
761 kilometers by rail, approximately 700 kilometers by road north of
Bangkok, with an area of 20,107.1 square kilometers, is Thailand’ s
second largest city and capital of the northern region.
Chiang Mai is administratively divided into 22 districts and 2
sub-districts:Muang Chiang
Mai, Chiang Dao, Doi Saket, Fang, Hod, Mae Chaem, Mae Tang, Phrao, San
Kamphaeng, San Sai, Wiang Haeng, Chaom Thong, Doi Tao, Hang Dong, Mae
Ai, Mae Rim, Omkoi, Samoeng, San Pa Tong, Saraphi, Chai Prakan and Mae
Wang, Mae On sub-district and Doi Lo sub-district.
With a population of 1.6
million, Chiang Mai is one of Thailand’s largest provinces.
Eighty per cent of the people in Chiang Mai are locals by birth,
and speak a dialect that is slightly variation of the central Thai
language.The remaining 20
% is made up of Thai nationals and foreigners who have moved to Chiang
Mai to work, study, or retire.
There are many hilltribe
people living in the mountainous districts surrounding Chiang Mai such
as Omkoi, Mae Chaem, Chiang Dao and Mae Ai.
Boundaries
North:
Myanmar
South: Tak
East: Lamphun
West: Mae
Hong Son
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Key
statistics of population and households of Chiang Mai
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000) |
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Items |
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| Demographic characteristics |
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Total population (’000)
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1,500.1 |
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Population in Municipal Area (%) |
26.5 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
97.8 |
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Median age |
32.1 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
21.3
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15-59 years (%)
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67.2 |
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60 years and over (%) |
11.5 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
48.8 |
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0-14 years |
31.8 |
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60 years and over |
17.1 |
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Singulate mean age
at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
27.0 |
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Females |
24.1 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
96.6 |
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Buddhism (%) |
92.2 |
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Minority population |
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Christianity (%) |
6.0 |
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Population speaking hill tribe languages (%) |
13.4 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over |
6.6 |
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Population aged 6-24
years not attending school (%) |
37.9 |
| 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 (%) |
48.0 |
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Work status (%) |
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Employers |
1.2 |
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Own account worker |
29.5 |
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Employees |
45.6 |
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Unpaid family workers |
23.5 |
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Members of producers’ cooperatives |
0.2 |
| Fertility |
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Mean number of children ever born (per ever married
woman 15- 49 years) |
1.63 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.57 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
7.9 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
16.5 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.4 |
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Female headed households (%) |
23.9 |
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Population
of Chiang Mai 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 |
1,500,127
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741,726 |
758,401 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
92,576 |
47,328 |
45,248 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
6.0 |
| 5-9 |
113,269 |
57,814 |
55,455 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
7.3
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| 10-14 |
114,405 |
58,758 |
55,647 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
7.3 |
| 15-19 |
127,022 |
63,819 |
63,203 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.3 |
| 20-24 |
124,927 |
62,411
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62,516 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
| 25-29 |
113,365 |
55,265 |
58,100 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
7.7
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| 30-34 |
126,025 |
59,829 |
66,196 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
8.7 |
| 35-39 |
144,932 |
70,070 |
74,862 |
9.7 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
| 40-44 |
144,715 |
70,642 |
74,073 |
9.6 |
9.5 |
9.8 |
| 45-49 |
106,971 |
52,881 |
54,090 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
| 50-54 |
69,383 |
34,840 |
34,543 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
| 55-59 |
50,673 |
25,505 |
25,168 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
| 60-64 |
51,371 |
24,930 |
26,441 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
| 65-69 |
49,436 |
23,917 |
25,519 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
| 70-74 |
35,477 |
17,166 |
18,311 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
| 75-79 |
19,947
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9,595 |
10,352 |
1.3
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1.3 |
1.4 |
| 80-84 |
9,262 |
4,276 |
4,986 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
| 85 and
over |
6,371 |
2,680 |
3,691 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
1,600,850
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Males |
791,537 |
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Females |
809,313 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family Planning |
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| Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate (per cent) |
83.36 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
10.34
: 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
26.00 : 100,000 live
births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
40.39 : 1,000 live
births |
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Low birth weight |
9.62 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
8.91 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
14.18 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
27.76 : 100,000 population |
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