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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
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Population Data |
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Nakhon Nayok is an ancient town believed to be some 900 years
old. It is 106
kilometers north of Bangkok by the highway following Khlong
Rangsit. It is 137 kilometers by Highway No. 33 (Suwannason Road).
Nakhon Nayok province covers some 2,130 square kilometers,
much of which is forested hillsides – some parts of national
parks, laced with waterfalls, and others are lavishly landscaped
botanical gardens.
Nakhon Nayok is administratively divided into 4 districts:
Muang Nakhon Nayok, Pak Pli, Ban Na and Ongkharak.
Boundaries
North:
Saraburi and Nakhon Ratchasima
South: Pathum
Thani and Prachin Buri
East:
Prachin Buri
West: Pathum
Thani
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Key statistics of population and households of Nakhon Nayok
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
241.1 |
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Population in Municpal Area (%) |
12.6 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
97.3 |
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Median age |
31.3 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
23.6 |
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15-59 years (%) |
63.5 |
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60 years and over
(%) |
12.9
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
57.4 |
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0-14 years |
37.1 |
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60 years and over |
20.3 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
27.5 |
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Females |
23.7 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.8 |
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Buddhism (%) |
93.5 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
5.9 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over |
6.9 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
36.3 |
| 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 (%) |
49.1 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
1.0
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Own account worker |
29.1 |
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Employees |
46.2 |
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Unpaid family workers |
23.7 |
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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) |
1.82 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.78 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
6.5
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
15.3 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.4 |
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Female headed households (%) |
32.8 |
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Population
of Nakhon Nayok 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 |
241,081
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118,881 |
122,200 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
17,325 |
9,010 |
8,315 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
6.8 |
| 5-9 |
19,641 |
10,252 |
9,389 |
8.1 |
8.6 |
7.7 |
| 10-14 |
19,833 |
10,235 |
9,598 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
7.9 |
| 15-19 |
19,842 |
10,341 |
9,501 |
8.2 |
8.7 |
7.8 |
| 20-24 |
18,589 |
10,138 |
8,451 |
7.7 |
8.5 |
6.9 |
| 25-29 |
17,938 |
8,990 |
8,948 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
| 30-34 |
20,518 |
9,923 |
10,595 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
| 35-39 |
20,004 |
9,779 |
10,225 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
| 40-44 |
18,563 |
9,011 |
9,552 |
7.7 |
7.6
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7.8 |
| 45-49 |
15,356 |
7,276 |
8,080 |
6.4 |
6.1 |
6.6 |
| 50-54 |
11,914 |
5,531 |
6,383 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
| 55-59 |
10,488 |
4,798 |
5,690 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
| 60-64 |
9,907 |
4,613 |
5,294 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
| 65-69 |
7,828 |
3,511 |
4,317 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
| 70-74 |
5,993 |
2,596 |
3,397 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
| 75-79 |
3,825 |
1,594 |
2,231 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
| 80-84 |
2,030 |
794 |
1,236 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.0
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| 85 and
over |
1,487 |
489
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998 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
250,007
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Males |
124,132 |
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Females |
125,875 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
6.59 : 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
0.00 : 100,000 live
births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
31.16 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
7.52
%
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
20.49 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
14.96 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
26.12 : 100,000 population |
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