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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
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Population Data |
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Kamphaeng
Phet is on lower Northern Region and is located 358 kilometers
from Bangkok. It occupies an area of 8,607.5 square kilometers
and is administratively divided into 9 districts and 2
sub-districts: Muang Kamphaeng Phet, Khanu Woralaksaburi, Khlong
Khlung, Khlong Lan, Lan Krabu, Phangsila Tong, Phran Kratai,
Sai Ngam, Sai Thong Wattana, Bung Samakki sub-district and Kosampi
Nakhon sub-district.. The province’s economic condition
in genaral is highly satisfactory. Its economic development
growth is 9.4% yearly on the average.
Boundaries
North:
Tak and Sukhothai
South: Nakhon Sawan
East: Phichit and Phitsanulok
West: Tak
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Key statistics of population and households of Kamphaeng Phet
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
674.0 |
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Population in Municipal Area (%) |
12.9 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
98.9 |
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Median age |
29.9 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
26.2
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15-59 years
(%) |
63.6 |
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60 years and
over (%) |
10.2 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
57.2 |
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0-14 years |
41.2 |
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60 years and over |
16.0 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
26.1 |
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Females |
22.8 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.8 |
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Buddhism (%) |
99.0 |
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Minority population |
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Christianity
(%) |
0.3 |
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Population speaking
hill tribe languages (%) |
<
0.1 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged 15 years and over |
5.6 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
40.4 |
| 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 (%) |
77.3 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
0.6 |
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Own account worker |
32.2 |
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Employees |
29.9 |
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Unpaid family workers |
37.3 |
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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) |
1.94 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.87 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
3.2 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
34.0 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.6 |
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Female headed households (%) |
23.4 |
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Population
of Kamphaeng Phet
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 |
674,027
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335,153 |
338,874 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
55,418 |
28,835 |
26,583 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
7.8 |
| 5-9 |
61,553 |
31,796 |
29,757 |
9.1 |
9.5 |
8.8 |
| 10-14 |
59,921 |
30,896 |
29,025 |
8.9 |
9.2 |
8.6 |
| 15-19 |
54,289 |
27,958 |
26,331 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
7.8 |
| 20-24 |
48,990 |
25,421 |
23,569 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
7.0 |
| 25-29 |
52,212 |
25,817 |
26,395 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
| 30-34 |
58,026 |
27,928 |
30,098 |
8.6 |
8.3 |
8.9 |
| 35-39 |
59,627 |
28,918 |
30,709 |
8.8 |
8.6 |
9.1 |
| 40-44 |
52,898 |
25,799 |
27,099 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
8.0 |
| 45-49 |
43,174 |
21,160 |
22,014 |
6.4
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6.3 |
6.5 |
| 50-54 |
32,510 |
15,918 |
16,592 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
| 55-59 |
27,067 |
13,094 |
13,973 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
| 60-64 |
24,151 |
11,687 |
12,464 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
| 65-69 |
18,354 |
8,629 |
9,725 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
| 70-74 |
12,740 |
5,839 |
6,901 |
1.9
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1.7 |
2.0 |
| 75-79 |
7,139 |
3,234 |
3,905 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| 80-84 |
3,578 |
1,383 |
2,195 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
| 85 and
over |
2,380 |
841 |
1,539 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
766,248
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Males |
380,858 |
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Females |
385,390 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family Planning |
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| Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate (per cent) |
60.04 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
9.33 : 1,000 total
births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
28.43 : 100,000 live
births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
48.18 : 1,000 live
births |
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Low birth weight |
8.50 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
13.04 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
18.74 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in
pregnant women |
0.88 % |
Prevalence rate of HIV infection in children
aged less
than 2 years |
0 % |
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AIDS case rate |
19.46 : 100,000 population |
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