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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
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Population Data |
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Samut
Sakhon was formerly called “Tha
Chin” probably because, in the old days, it had been a trading
port dealing with a vast number of Chinese junks.
In 1548, a town named “Sakhon Buri” was established at the
mouth of the Tha Chin River. It
was a center for recruiting troops from various seaside towns.
The name of the town was changed into “Mahachai” when Khlong
(canal) Mahachai was dug in 1704 to join the Tha Chin River at the town.
Later, the town was renamed “Samut Sakhon” by King Rama IV
but it is still popular called “Mahachai” by the villagers.
Samut
Sakhon occupies a total area of 872 square kilometers and is
administratively divided into 3 districts:
Muang Samut Sakhon, Krathum Baen and Ban Phaeo.
It is a major fishing port and
also the biggest producer of brine salt.
Boundaries
North: Bangkok and Nakhon
Pathom
South:
Samut Songkhram
East:
Bangkok and Samut
Songkhram
West:
Samut Songkhram and
Ratchaburi
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Key statistics of population and households of Samut Sakhon
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
466.3 |
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Population in Municpal Area (%) |
42.0 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
94.0
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Median age |
28.2 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
19.4 |
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15-59 years (%) |
73.6 |
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60 years and over
(%) |
7.0 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
36.0 |
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0-14 years |
26.5 |
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60 years and over |
9.5 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
26.9 |
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Females |
24.4 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.0 |
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Buddhism (%) |
98.9 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
0.3 |
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Christianity (%)
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0.2 |
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Population
speaking Burmese, Piguans (%) |
0.6 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged 15 years and over |
7.1 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
52.7 |
| 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 (%) |
19.7 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
1.6 |
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Own account worker |
18.0 |
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Employees |
67.7 |
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Unpaid family workers |
12.6 |
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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) |
1.38 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.35 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
21.8 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
41.3 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.4 |
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Female headed households (%) |
29.6 |
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Population
of Samut Sakhon 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 |
466,281
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225,909 |
240,372
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100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
28,259 |
14,671 |
13,588 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
5.7 |
| 5-9 |
31,120 |
15,979 |
15,141 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
6.3 |
| 10-14 |
31,301 |
15,837 |
15,464 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
6.4 |
| 15-19 |
42,461 |
19,965 |
22,496 |
9.1 |
8.8
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9.4 |
| 20-24 |
57,320 |
27,050 |
30,270 |
12.3 |
12.0 |
12.6 |
| 25-29 |
58,228 |
28,108 |
30,120 |
12.5 |
12.4 |
12.5 |
| 30-34 |
51,478 |
24,878 |
26,600 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
| 35-39 |
43,336 |
21,275 |
22,061 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
| 40-44 |
34,930 |
16,991 |
17,939 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
| 45-49 |
24,681 |
12,050 |
12,631 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
| 50-54 |
17,444 |
8,459 |
8,985 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
| 55-59 |
13,096 |
6,174 |
6,922 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
| 60-64 |
11,235 |
5,296 |
5,939 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
| 65-69 |
8,129 |
3,734 |
4,395 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
| 70-74 |
5,997 |
2,610 |
3,387 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
| 75-79 |
3,579 |
1,472 |
2,107 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
| 80-84 |
2,062 |
801 |
1,261 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
| 85 and
over |
1,625 |
559 |
1,066 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
435,588
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Males |
213,290 |
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Females |
222,298 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family
Planning |
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Contraceptive prevalence rate (per cent) |
86.79 |
| CPR by method |
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Pill |
32.68 |
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Female Sterilization |
20.87 |
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Injection |
28.69 |
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IUD |
1.77 |
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Norplant |
0.78 |
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Vasectomy |
2.01 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Infant morality rate |
3.22 : 1,000 live births |
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Still births rate |
5.20 : 1,000 live births |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
6.00 : 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
10.40 : 100,000 live births |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
19.73 % |
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Rate of Thalassemia in pregnant women |
0.47 % |
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Ratio of completed antenatal care (4 times) |
91.95 % |
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Ratio of delivery attended by health personnel |
100.00 %
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Ratio of completed postnatal care (2 times) |
74.86 % |
Ratio of newborn with completed postnatal care
( 2
times) |
53.52 % |
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Low birth weight |
7.75
% |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
14.88 % of total births |
| HIV/AIDS |
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant
women |
1.94 %
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Prevalence of HIV infection in children aged less
than
2 years |
18.84 %
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AIDS case rate |
51.08: 100,000 population |
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