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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
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Population Data |
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This town, a fortificated town on the mountain facing the east
was formerly located on the west side of the Chao Phraya River.
It was named according to the site “Muang Chon Ta Wan”.
It is surmised Nakhon Sawan was built in the Sukhothai period.
According to the stone inscription “Muang Phra Bang” the name
of the important Buddha image was “Phra Bang” in the region of
King Rama I.
Nakhon
Sawan is administrative divided into 12 districts and 2 sub-districts:
Muang Nakhon Sawan, Banphot Pisai, Chumsaeng, Kaoliew, Krokpra,
Lard Yao, Phaisalee, Phayuhakiri, Tak Fa, Ta Khli, Tha Tako, Mae
Wong sub-district and Mae Pearn sub-district.
Boundaries
North:
Kamphaeng Phet and Phichit
South: Chainat, Uthai Thani and Sing Buri
East: Phetchabun and Lopburi
West: Tak and Uthai Thani
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Key statistics of population and households of Nakhon Sawan
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
1,090.4 |
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Population in Municipal Area (%) |
21.1 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
96.1 |
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Median age |
31.8 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
23.4 |
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15-59 years (%) |
64.6 |
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60 years and over
(%) |
12.0 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
54.8 |
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0-14 years |
36.2 |
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60 years and over |
18.6 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
26.4 |
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Females |
22.9 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.4 |
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Buddhism (%) |
99.2 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
0.5 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over |
6.1 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
38.0 |
| 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 (%) |
60.7 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
0.7 |
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Own account worker |
32.0 |
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Employees |
33.4 |
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Unpaid family workers |
33.8 |
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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) |
1.74 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.69 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
5.0 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
18.7 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.5 |
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Female headed households (%) |
26.8 |
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Population
of Nakhon Sawan 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 |
1,090,379
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534,300 |
556,079 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
77,484 |
39,778 |
37,706 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
6.8 |
| 5-9 |
89,873 |
46,281 |
43,592 |
8.2 |
8.7 |
7.8 |
| 10-14 |
87,762 |
44,983 |
42,779 |
8.0 |
8.4 |
7.7 |
| 15-19 |
87,534 |
45,109 |
42,425 |
8.0 |
8.4 |
7.6 |
| 20-24 |
79,780 |
41,138 |
38,642 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
6.9 |
| 25-29 |
80,074 |
39,299 |
40,775 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
| 30-34 |
93,594 |
44,723 |
48,871 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
| 35-39 |
98,555 |
47,856 |
50,699 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
| 40-44 |
88,200 |
42,218 |
45,982 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
8.3 |
| 45-49 |
73,706 |
35,432 |
38,274 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
| 50-54 |
55,378 |
26,314 |
29,064 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
| 55-59 |
47,511 |
22,472 |
25,039 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
| 60-64 |
44,310 |
20,573 |
23,737 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
| 65-69 |
34,243 |
15,883 |
18,360 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
| 70-74 |
24,732 |
11,058 |
13,674 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.5
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| 75-79 |
14,172 |
6,130 |
8,042 |
1.3
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1.1 |
1.4 |
| 80-84 |
7,957 |
3,071 |
4,886 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
| 85 and
over |
5,514 |
1,982 |
3,532 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
1,128,855
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Males |
555,646 |
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Females |
573,209 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family Planning |
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| Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate (per cent) |
70.66 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
10.22 : 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
18.34 : 100,000 live births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
36.59 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
9.09 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
15.41 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
0.84 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant
women |
0.99 % |
Prevalence rate of HIV infection in
children aged less than 2 years |
80.43 % |
| AIDS
case rate |
22.30 : 100,000 population |
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