Buri Ram

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Buri Ram, known as the city of pleasantness, is one of the largest and most populated province in the Northeastern Region. It has an area of about 10,312.435 square kilometers. In the past it was covered with shady trees and the land was fertile. Even the name "Buri Ram" means the city of happiness or the city of joy. Approximately 1.75 million Rai of the area is forest land. The main occupation here is rice farming. The average per capita income is 14,343 Baht.Buri Ram is divided into 21 districts and 2 sub-districts: Muang Buri Ram, Ban Kruat, Ban Mai Chaipot, Huai Raj, Khu Muang, Krasang, Lahan Sai, Lamplaimat, Na Pho, Nang Rong, Noen Din Daeng, Noen Suwan, Nong Hong, Nong Ki, Pakham, Prakhonchai, Puttaisong, Satuk, Plabplachai, Chamni, Chalerm Prakiat and Ban Dan and Dan Dong sub-districts.

Boundaries

North:      Khon Kaen and Maha Sarakham
South:     Prachin Buri and Cambodia
East:       Surin
West:      Nakhon Ratchasima


Key statistics of population and households of Buri Ram

(From Population and Housing Census 2000)

Items

Demographic characteristics  
Total population (’000)

1,493.40

Population in Municpal Area (%)

13.8

Sex ratio (Males per 100 females)

99.5

Median age

27.3

Population by age group

0-14 years (%)

28.2

15-59 years (%)

62.9

60 years and over (%)

8.9

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

 

Total

58.9

0-14 years

44.8

60 years and over

14.2

Singulate mean age at first marriage(SMAM)

 

Males

26.6

Females

23

Thai nationality (%)

99.8

Buddhism (%)

99.4

Minority population

 

Muslims (%)

0.1

Population Speaking Khmer (%)

27.6

Population Speaking Lao-Vietname (%)

0.1

Education

 

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

6

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

41.1

Employment characteristics of population aged 15 years and over

 

During last year industry

 

Population in the agricultural sectors (%)

84

Work status (%)

-

Employers

0.4

Own account worker 33.5
Employees 17.4
Unpaid family workers 48.7
Members of producers’ cooperatives < 0.1
Fertility

 

Mean number of children ever born (per ever married woman 15- 49 years) 2.18

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

2.12
Migration

 

Five-year migration (1995-2000)

 

Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) 2
Lifetime migration

 

Population who were not living in province of birth (%) 12.1
Housing characteristics

 

Average household size 4.2
Female headed households(%) 23.1
 

Percentage

Age group Total

Males

Females Total Males Females

Total

1,493,359

744,910

748,449

100

100

100

0-4

136,634

70,796

65,838

9.1

9.5

8.8

5-9

147,745

76,953

70,792

9.9

10.3

9.5

10-14

136,219

69,387

66,832

9.1

9.3

8.9

15-19

135,270

70,738

64,532

9.1

9.5

8.6

20-24

119,047

61,949

57,098

8

8.3

7.6

25-29

126,717

62,349

64,368

8.5

8.4

8.6

30-34

126,343

61,589

64,754

8.5

8.3

8.7

35-39

115,850

57,188

58,662

7.8

7.7

7.8

40-44

102,375

50,569

51,806

6.9

6.8

6.9

45-49

85,342

41,624

43,718

5.7

5.6

5.8

50-54

71,351

34,631

36,720

4.8

4.6

4.9

55-59

57,491

27,394

30,097

3.8

3.7

4

60-64

46,806

21,795

25,011

3.1

2.9

3.3

65-69

35,822

16,363

19,459

2.4

2.2

2.6

70-74

24,111

10,878

13,233

1.6

1.5

1.8

75-79

13,897

5,915

7,982

0.9

0.8

1.1

80-84

7,352

2,939

4,413

0.5

0.4

0.6

85 and over

4,987

1,853

3,134

0.3

0.2

0.4


 
Total Population

1,533,874

Males 765,853
Females 768,021

Reproductive HealthStatistics (2001) :

Family Planning
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate 83.52
Maternal and Child Health
Infant Mortality Rate 9.16 : 1,000 live births
Perinatal mortality rate 10.89 : 1,000 total births
Maternal mortality ratio 26.11 : 100,000 live births
Birth asphyxia rate 26.10 : 1,000 live births
Low birth weight  8.75%
Rate of anemia in pregnant women 13.50%
Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years 8.63%
HIV/AIDS
Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant women 0.70%
AIDS case rate 16.99: 100,000 population