Sakon Nakhon

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Sakon Nakhon is in the upper Northeast. It is on the Phu Phan mountain range and has many forest temple retreats for meditation. Sakhon Nakhon is 647 kilometers from Bangkok and has an area of 9,605 squre kilometers. The province consists of 18 districts: Muang Sakhon Nakhon, Waritchaphum, Kutbak, Kusuman, Ban Muong, Phanna Nikhom, Sawang Daen Din, Wanon Niwat, Phang Khon, Akat Amnuai, Songdao, Kham Ta Kla, Toa-ngoi, Khok Si Suphan, Nikhom Nam-un, Charoen Sin, Phon Na Kaeo and Phu Phan.

Boundaries

North:      Nong Khai and Nakhon Phanom
South:     Kalasin, Nakhon Phanom and Udon Thani
East:       Kalasin and Nakhon Phanom
West:      Nong Khai and Udon Thani


Key statistics of population and households of Sakon Nakhon

(From Population and Housing Census 2000)

Items

Demographic characteristics  
Total population (’000)

1,040.80

Population in Municpal Area (%)

14

Sex ratio (Males per 100 females)

99.3

Median age

26.9

Population by age group

0-14 years (%)

27

15-59 years (%)

65.9

60 years and over (%)

7.1

Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years)

 

Total

51.8

0-14 years

41

60 years and over

10.8

Singulate mean age at first marriage(SMAM)

 

Males

26.3

Females

22.9

Thai nationality (%)

99.8

Buddhism (%)

96.8

Minority population

 

Muslims (%)

0.1

Population Spaking Lao-Vietnam (%)

0.1

Education

 

Average years of education attainment of population aged 15    years and over

6.4

Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%)

45

Employment characteristics of population aged 15 years and over

 

During last year industry

 

Population in the agricultural sectors (%)

81.1

Work status (%)

-

Employers

0.3

Own account worker 34.5
Employees 14.5
Unpaid family workers 50.6
Members of producers’ cooperatives 0.1
Fertility

 

Mean number of children ever born (per ever married woman 15- 49 years) 2.06

Mean number of children still living (per ever married woman 15-49 years)

2
Migration

 

Five-year migration (1995-2000)

 

Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) 2.5
Lifetime migration

 

Population who were not living in province of birth (%) 9.9
Housing characteristics

 

Average household size 4.2
Female headed households(%) 24
 

Percentage

Age group Total

Males

Females Total Males Females

Total

1,040,766

518,648

522,118

100

100

100

0-4

89,219

45,781

43,438

8.6

8.8

8.3

5-9

97,683

49,830

47,853

9.4

9.6

9.2

10-14

94,371

47,808

46,563

9.1

9.2

8.9

15-19

101,914

52,141

49,773

9.8

10.1

9.5

20-24

90,258

46,801

43,457

8.7

9

8.3

25-29

96,959

48,350

48,609

9.3

9.3

9.3

30-34

94,210

46,819

47,391

9.1

9

9.1

35-39

83,478

41,535

41,943

8

8

8

40-44

74,512

36,415

38,097

7.2

7

7.3

45-49

59,431

28,984

30,447

5.7

5.6

5.8

50-54

47,487

23,028

24,459

4.6

4.4

4.7

55-59

37,412

17,888

19,524

3.6

3.4

3.7

60-64

26,911

12,469

14,442

2.6

2.4

2.8

65-69

20,269

9,090

11,179

1.9

1.8

2.1

70-74

12,974

5,890

7,084

1.2

1.1

1.4

75-79

7,737

3,440

4,297

0.7

0.7

0.8

80-84

3,606

1,508

2,098

0.3

0.3

0.4

85 and over

2,335

871

1,464

0.2

0.2

0.3


 
Total Population

1,101,608

Males 550,123
Females 551,485

Reproductive HealthStatistics (2001) :

Maternal and Child Health
Infant Mortality Rate -
Perinatal mortality rate 10.16 : 1,000 total births
Maternal mortality ratio 22.58 : 100,000 live births
Birth asphyxia rate 27.40 : 1,000 live births
Low birth weight  12.56%
Rate of anemia in pregnant women 13.29%
Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years 13.67%
HIV/AIDS
Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant women 3.68%
AIDS case rate 7.48: 100,000 population