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    Phetchabun Updated Nov 2012

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    Phetchabun is a northern province of Thailand bordered by 7 other provinces. It has an area of 12,668 square kilometers and a population of around 990,807 as of 2011. The province's economy relies heavily on agriculture due to its fertile land in the Pa Sak River Valley. Phetchabun experiences hot summers and cold winters due to its mountainous surroundings, with average temperatures ranging from 26.7 to 28.1 degrees Celsius. Forest area has increased year-over-year from 2006 to 2010, now covering 22.42% of the province. Major occupations include farming, services, and crafts.

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    Phetchabun is a northern province of Thailand bordered by 7 other provinces. It has an area of 12,668 square kilometers and a population of around 990,807 as of 2011. The province's economy relies heavily on agriculture due to its fertile land in the Pa Sak River Valley. Phetchabun experiences hot summers and cold winters due to its mountainous surroundings, with average temperatures ranging from 26.7 to 28.1 degrees Celsius. Forest area has increased year-over-year from 2006 to 2010, now covering 22.42% of the province. Major occupations include farming, services, and crafts.

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    Phetchabun is a northern province of Thailand bordered by 7 other provinces. It has an area of 12,668 square kilometers and a population of around 990,807 as of 2011. The province's economy relies heavily on agriculture due to its fertile land in the Pa Sak River Valley. Phetchabun experiences hot summers and cold winters due to its mountainous surroundings, with average temperatures ranging from 26.7 to 28.1 degrees Celsius. Forest area has increased year-over-year from 2006 to 2010, now covering 22.42% of the province. Major occupations include farming, services, and crafts.

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    Phetchabun( )

    Phetchabun is a northern province of Thailand, bordered by Lei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon
    Sawan,Phichit,andPhitsanulok.ItliesinthefertilePaSakRiverValley.ItsnamedirectlytranslatestoPlenty
    ofDiamondsreferringtothefertilityoftheland,whichhasalwaysbeenan
    agriculturallyproductive.

    Phetchabun has an area of 12,668.4kilometer squares. With a 2011


    populationof990,807,itspopulationdensityis78/km2.

    Demographics
    AgeDistribution(2008)

    AgeRange Male Female Total


    014 101,214 96,005 197,219
    1519 36,657 34,158 70,815
    2024 38,397 37,007 75,404
    2529 43,277 41,190 84,467
    3034 44,116 42,627 86,743
    3539 43,075 43,302 86,377 Source:WikipediaCommons
    4044 40,749 42,562 83,311
    4549 36,655 38,233 74,888
    5059 52,158 55,686 107,844
    60orabove 49,837 59,970 109,807
    Total 486,135 490,740 976,875

    Climate
    AnnualRainfall

    Year Rainfall(mm) Rainydays


    2004 932.1 111
    2005 918.9 124
    2006 1682.4 136
    2007 1179.6 118
    2008 1437.35 118
    2009 1075.43 98
    2010 1247.15 91
    2011 1648.92 113

    TemperatureData
    BecausePetchabunissurroundedbymountains,temperaturescangetveryhighinthesummerandverycold
    inthewinter.

    Year LowestTemp(C) HighestTemp(C) Ave.Temp(C)


    2004 12.3 40.9 27.50
    2005 15.6 38.7 27.15
    2006 17.5 37.3 28.10
    2007 11.8 40.3 27.60
    2008 10.5 39.6 26.80
    2009 10.5 39.7 27.1
    2010 14.5 42.6 28.1
    2011 14.1 38.6 26.7

    NaturalResources
    PhetchabunsmainsourceofwatercomesfromthePaSakRiver.Oneoftheprovincesmainmissionsisto
    increaseconservationofitsenvironmentandtopreserveitsnationalforestsinordertodevelopandsustainits
    tourismsector.

    ChangeinForestArea20062010

    Year Area(Rai) %oftheProvince %Changein


    forestarea
    2006 1,595,806 20.15 +1
    2007 1,616,406 20.41 +2
    2008 1,657,469 20.93 +3
    2009 1,707,656 21.57 +4
    2010 1,775,001 22.42

    Economics
    TheaverageyearlyincomepercapitainPhetchabunisTHB12,914(approx.$US390),withthelegalminimum
    wageat135THB(approx.$US4.07)perday.TheGPPofthePhetchabunisTHB62.92billion(approx.$US1.9
    billion).

    OccupationalDistribution

    Occupation 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008


    HighGovernmentOfficer/Manager 44,993 44,913 38,494 30,541 6,710
    Technician 15,657 22,055 20,775 21,718 26,566
    SpecializedTechnician 9,130 7,229 9,747 8,361 16,109
    Clerk 8,585 7,939 14,968 11,773 14,622
    Svc.Officer/ShopRestaurantStaff 50,828 56,011 60,286 89,943 96,930
    Farmer/Fisher 271,542 246,639 268,329 295,997 260,265
    Craftsman 40,903 55,076 36,631 44,985 45,129
    Factory/AssemblyWorker 12,592 23,534 20,762 19,430 24,357
    GeneralStaffsinMarketing&Svcs. 49,705 97,593 111,241 87,566 87,637
    Total 503,935 560,989 581,233 610,314 578,325

    Datasources:http://petchabun.go.th,www.wikipedia.org,andwww.tutiempo.net

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