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Phetchabun

General Information of Phetchabun

Strategy 1: Encouraging efficiency in safe agriculture and promoting value added

agricultural products

Strategy 2: Developing and promoting both natural and cultural tourisms

Strategy 3: Encouraging quality of life of people as well as the stability of the province

Strategy 4: Sustainable management of the natural resource and environment

Strategy 5: Encouraging the provinces competitiveness and economic management

Phetchabun Governor's Office

Information Technology and Communication Group

Contact: 0-5672-9754
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Part I
General Information

Location and Boundary

Phetchabun is located in the lower northern part of Thailand straddling the border
between the northern, northeastern and central parts of the country. Its exact position is at 16
degrees north latitude and 101 degree east longitude while its boundaries are the following: Loei
to the north, Lop Buri to the south, Chaiyaphum and Khon Kaen to the east, and Phitsanulok,
Phichit and Nakhon Sawan to the west. The province covers an area of approximately 12,668
square kilometers or about 7.9 million rai, and the distance from the north to the south of the
province is 296 kilometers. The city is about 346 kilometers from Bangkok.

Geography

Geographically, Phetchabun is surrounded by the

horseshoe shaped mountains, covering approximately
40% of the total area. The city is 114 meters above sea
level. It possesses a steep area sloping from the North to
the South. In the Northern part are high mountains, while
the plains are at the center. The important river running
through the province with the distance about 350
kilometers is the Pa Sak River.

Climate

Due to the surrounded mountain, the weather in summer is very hot while in winter, the
weather is very cold, especially in Nam Nao, Khao Kho and Lom Kao districts. The areas at the
top of the mountains are usually cold all year round. Recently, the highest recorded temperature
is 35.43 degree Celsius while the lowest is 14.66 degree Celsius. The average temperature is
27.42 degree Celsius. Summer runs from March to April while rainy season starts from May to
October, and winter begins from November to February. The average rainfall amounts is 1,187
millimeters per year while the average relative humidity is 66.3

Administration

Phetchabun has 94 government sectors in which 33 are provincial government agencies

and the others are central administrative organizations. The province is divided into 11 districts
117 sub-districts and 1,430 villages. For the local administration, there are 128 local
governments, including the Provincial Administrative Organization, three Town Municipalities,
22 Subdistrict Municipalities and 102 Subdistrict Administrative Organizations.
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Table 1: Phetchabun Administration

Number of
Number Number Number of Number of
Area Subdistrict
No. District of of Town Subdistrict
(sq.km.) Administrative
Subdistrict village Municipality Municipality
Organization

Mueang
1 2,281.00 17 216 1 3 15
Phetchabun
2 Lom Sak 1,535.35 23 251 1 1 19
3 Lom Kao 927.07 9 98 - 1 9
4 Nam Nao 620.00 4 30 - - 4
5 Khao Kho 1,333.00 7 72 - 1 4
6 Chon Daen 1,137.00 9 139 - 4 8
7 Wang Pong 543.00 5 64 - 2 5
8 Nong Phai 1,360.20 13 142 - 6 9
9 Bueng Sam Phan 489.80 9 123 - 1 9
10 Wichian Buri 1,632.00 14 189 1 1 14
11 Si Thep 810.00 7 106 - 2 6
Total 12,668.42 117 1,430 3 22 102

Politics

The election of the Member of the House of Representative on 2 February 2014 in

Phetchabun is divided the constituency into 6 areas and one party list. The following table shows
number of people who exercise their right of vote during the past few elections.

Table 2: Number of people who voted for the Member of the House of Representative
during the last three elections

Number of Number of
Date Percentage
qualified voter people who voted
23 December 2007 718,730 495,717 68.97
3 July 2011 739,554 533,391 72.12
2 February 2014 756,968 312,028 41.36
Source: Office of Phetchabun Election Commission
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The previous election of the senator held on 30 March 2014. The candidate who was
elected at that time was Mr. Pipatchai Pakrachtanon while the one who was appointed was Dr.
Nilwan Phetcharabhuranin. The following table shows the stat of the last two senator elections.

Table 3: Stat of the last two senator elections

Number Number Number

Number
of of of people
Date of people Percentage Percentage Percentage
qualified voided who
who voted
voter ballot voted no
2 March 2008 732,958 366,174 49.96 14,739 4.03 26,886 7.34
30 March 2014 758,551 296,812 39.13 20,152 6.79 39,983 13.47
Source: Office of Phetchabun Election Commission

Population

Number of total population in Phetchabun as of September 2014 is 995,102 (493,994

male and 501,108 female). There are 332,737 households in the province. The following table
shows the population in each district.

Table 4: Number of population in Phetchabun

Number of Population Household Density of

Distric population
Male Female Total Percentage Number Percentage (per sq.km.)
Mueang
104,846 105,797 210,643 21.17 76,506 22.99 92.35
Phetchabun
Lom Sak 77,533 80,044 157,577 15.84 50,593 15.21 102.63
Lom Kao 32,930 34,046 66,976 6.73 19,185 5.77 72.24
Nam Nao 9,255 8,785 18,040 1.81 6,150 1.85 29.10
Kao Kho 18,520 18,393 36,913 3.71 12,174 3.66 27.69
Chon Daen 40,025 39,774 79,799 8.02 28,795 8.65 70.18
Wang Pong 18,549 18,873 37,422 3.76 11,137 3.35 68.92
Nong Phai 56,189 56,560 112,749 11.33 35,076 10.54 82.89
Bueng Sam
35,705 36,208 71,913 7.23 28,916 8.69 146.82
Phan
Wichian Buri 65,340 67,173 132,513 13.32 41,959 12.61 81.20
Si Thep 35,102 35,455 70,557 7.09 22,246 6.69 87.11
Total 493,994 501,108 995,102 100.00 332,737 100.00 78.55

Source: Phetchabun Office of Provincial Administration

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Infrastructure

Electricity : Recently, there is electricity in all villages. The total number of people who
use electricity is 298,114 people. The total electricity distribution is 786.35 billion kilowatt per
one hour as shows in table 5

Table 5: Electricity usage in Phetchabun

Number of people Electricity distribution

District
who use electricity (billion kilowatt/hour)

Mueang Phetchabun 72,037 226.98

Lom Sak 56,939 13.10

Wichian Buri 33,098 2.18

Nong Phai 29,024 78.41

Bueng Sam Phan 23,192 15.81

Chon Daen 20,934 8.98

Lom Kao 20,188 2.73

Si Thep 18,070 9.61

Khao Kho 13,191 6.09

Wang Pong 7,381 7.36

Nam Nao 4,060 5.10

Total 298,114 786.35

Water Supply and drinking water: Over 145,821 households (98.3%) have clean
water to drink and use all year round. There are still 2,509 families from Nam Nao and Khao
Kho districts that still need water supply service.

Information and Communication

The data from 2013 Household Survey on the Use of Information and Communication
Technology is shown in the following table.
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Table 6: Number of household with the use of information and communication devices

Household with Communication / Information Devices

Province Telephone Fax Computer Internet Connection

Numbers of Numbers of Numbers of Numbers of
% % % %
Households Households Households Households
Tak 12,079 7.27 522 4.32 44,122 26.55 26,570 15.99
Sukhothai 16,474 8.07 618 3.75 47,704 23.36 34,934 17.10
Uttaradit 20,858 13.51 878 4.21 37,878 24.53 23,591 15.28
Phitsanulok 36,878 13.78 4,922 13.35 90,199 33.70 72,997 27.28
Phetchabun 22,469 7.20 2,360 10.50 69,762 22.37 44,556 14.29

Source: National Statistical Office

Table 7: Numbers of population older than 6 years old who use information and communication
devices during 2011-2013

Information and Numbers of Users %

Communication
Devices 2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013

Computers 282,235 285,100 274,932 29.20 29.36 28.16

Internets 192,393 194,241 221,394 19.90 20.01 22.68

Mobile Phones 594,681 626,438 663,395 61.50 64.51 67.96

Source: National Statistical Office

Transportations

Land Transportation: There are plenty of roads and highways for automobiles;
however, there is no railways transportation. The main roads and highways are highway number
21 (Saraburi Lom Sak) and highway number 12 which is now being renovated under the project
of Greater Mekong Sub region Economic Cooperation, namely, East-West Economic Corridor.
The route will connect Myanmar, Thailand, Lao, and Vietnam together. The expected outcome
of this project is to create the opportunity in trades, investments, and tourism across these
countries. Moreover, route 12 will also connect with the North-South Economic Corridor at the
Indochina intersection in Phitsanulok.
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For bus services, there are 87 routes of buses and small buses in Phetchabun.

Bus lanes 1 2 Routes

Bus lanes 2 2 Routes

Bus lanes 3 28 Routes

Bus lanes 4 28 Routes

Small Bus lanes 27 Routes

Air Transportation : Phetchabun has an airport located in the north, approximately 30

kilometer away from the central of Phetchabun. The airport is suitable for commercial air
transportation, transportation of goods, luggage, and air parcel posts. In additions, the airport
also prepares to resolve any air sabotages and accident that may occur to airplanes or airports
nearby. Currently, there is no commercial transportation operated at Phetchabun airport.

Table 8: Numbers of Air Transportation in Phetchabun Airport

Numbers of
Numbers of Passanger
Airlines
Year
Takeoff-Landing Total Depart Arrive Pass-through

2008 196 4 2 2 -

2009 294 6 3 3 -

2010 357 8 5 3 -

2011 302 251* 57 48 146

2012 236 18 18 - -

2013 483 7 7 - -

2014 722 12 12 - -
Note: Solar Aviation Limited operated commercial flights during
December 2010 February 2011
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Part II

Economic, Investment, and labor

Economic Overview

Nominal Gross Provincial Product of Phetchabun as of 2012 is 66,416 million Baht

which decreased by 884 million Baht or 0.3% from 67,300 million Baht in 2011. This was due to
lower agricultural productivity which decreased by13.4% in 2012 from 0.02% decreasing in
2011. The decrease in agricultural production included 13.6% decreasing in the largest sub-
sector; agriculture, hunting, and logging activities. Mostly is the result of decreasing in planting
of main agricultural products such as rice, corn, and sugar cane since farmers switch to substitute
agricultural products for better turn-over rate. However, during the same period, fishery
increased by 1.3% due to the increasing in production of fresh-water fish.

In term of non- agricultural production, the production increased by 5.6% in 2012 from
3.2% increasing in 2011 due to the expansion of the main production sectors such as industry
sector, mining sector, financial service sector, and private construction sector. However, the
output from wholesaling, retailing, and community service sectors decreased due to the
decreasing in output of waste management service, recreation service, and sport activities.

The 2012 Phetchabuns GPP comprised of agricultural sector of 15,611 million Baht
(23.5% of the total), and non-agricultural sector of 50,805 million Baht (76.5% of the total).

2012 Economic Structure of Phetchabun is determined by the nominal GPP base on

type of economic activities

1. Agriculture, Hunting, and Logging 23.2%

2. Production industry 16.4%
3. Mining 12.3%
4. Wholesale and Retailing 12%
5. Financial services 7.3%
6. Fishing 0.3%
7. Others 28.5%

2012 GPP per capita of Phetchabun is 71,228 Baht which decreases from 71,906 in
2011 by 678 Baht or 0.9%
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Table 9 : Phetchabun GPP (2011-2013)

Items 2011r 2012p 2013e

Nominal GPP (million Baht) 67,300 66,416 74,286

Real GPP (million Baht) 55,103 55,284 54,391

GPP per capital (Baht) 71,906 71,228 79,977

source : Phetchabun Provincial Treasury Office

GPP Implicit Deflator in 2012 equaled to 120.1 which decreased from 122.1 in 2011 or
1.6%. The GPP Deflator of agricultural sector decreased to 117.5 in 2012 from 131.1 in 2011 or
decreased 10.4%. However, the GPP Deflator of non-agricultural sector increased to 121.1 from
118.7 in 2011 or increased 1.9%.

Agriculture

Planting: In-Season Rice is the largest planting activities for Phetchabun. As of 2012, in-
season rice accounted for 41.24% of Phetchabun total plant areas and 6,657 million Baht in value.
Other important plants are corns, sugar canes, cassavas, off-season rice, green beans, sweet
tamarinds, rubber trees, cabbage, and asparagus. The products that have highest price per kilogram
are rubber latex, asparagus, sweet tamarinds, green beans, and in-season rice.
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Table 10: The output of main agricultural products of Phetchabun (2011-2013)

Planting Area (rai) Output (ton) Output (kg) per rai

No. Type
2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013
1 In-season rice 1,300,012 1,275,625 1,302,124 673,728 611,589 694,955 684 652 686
2 Off-season rice 128,697 201,624 80,169 94,075 76,491 44,260 925 753 716
3 Corns 894,444 899,069 948,993 797,690 767,757 703,028 1,077 1,511 809
4 Sugar Canes 392,183 345,500 365,500 2,459,276 2,245,799 2,529,989 9,907 9,729 9,519
5 Cassavas 218,981 254,313 223,201 169,478 456,558 817,055 4,847 3,354 3,609
6 Green Beans 144,709 61,667 108,813 15,523 6,041 8,713 132 98 114
7 Rubber Trees 35,702 41,887 55,876 138 839 1378 180 717 588
Sweet
8 52,130 50,524 49,945 75,076 32,796 49,892 2,656 968 1,243
Tamarinds
9 Cabbage 38,684 31,433 20,048 207,336 82,102 89,891 5,517 2,769 5,310
10 Asparagus 322 541 2,586 85 108 2,350 940 712 1,050
Source : Phetchabun Provincial Agricultural and Cooperative Office

Table 11: The value of main agricultural products of Phetchabun (2011-2013)

Market Price (kg/Baht) Total Value (million Baht)

No. Type
2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013
1 In-season rice 10.39 11.89 9.58 7,000 7,271 6,657
2 Off-season rice 12.67 8.98 12.56 1,191 686 555
3 Corns 6.37 8.07 5.81 5,081 6,195 4,084
4 Sugar Canes 1.39 1.20 8.45 3,418 2,694 21,378
5 Cassavas 1.79 2.31 2.31 303 1,054 1,887
6 Green Beans 30.48 27.57 27.4 473 166 238
7 Rubber Trees 96.58 56.32 35.8 13 47 49
8 Sweet Tamarinds 63.53 40.02 33.98 4,769 1,312 1,695
9 Cabbage 4.07 7.45 6.58 843 611 591
10 Asparagus 13.40 45.92 82.56 1.13 4.96 194

Fishery : As of 2013, the ratio of fresh-water fish to tilapia in term of value is 65:35. The output
of fresh-water fish and tilapia during 2011-2013 is increasing. The price of fresh-water
fish tends to decrease while the price of tilapia is fluctuated depending on the market.
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Table 12: Output of Fishing Sector during 2011-2013

Total Value
Output (kg) Price (Baht/kg)
No. Type (million Baht)
2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013
Fresh-
1 8,444,009 8,716,210 8,915,745 42.42 39.22 37.88 358.19 341.84 337.73
Water Fish
2 Tilapia 2,413,950 3,554,906 4,272,455 40.95 38.83 43.35 98.85 138.03 185.21
Source : Phetchabun Provincial Fishery Office

Livestock: As of 2014, beef cattle are the largest livestock production in Phetchabun despite
the downward trend in production during 2012-2014. Other major livestock in Phetchabun are pigs,
local chicken, and dairy cattle.

Table 13: Output of Livestock during 2011-2013

Output (number of animals) Price (Baht / animal)

No. Type
2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014
1 Chicken 3,139,539 4,019,857 60,123 76.66 77.58 74.88
2 Local 1,653,165 1,136,564 907,214 164.39 168.20 170.90
Chicken
3 Egged 107,635 111,339 7,065 211.00 211.00 211.00
Chicken
4 Beef 85,911 46,031 32,755 16,890.88 30,000.00 30,000.00
Cattle
5 Pigs 66,901 44,333 34,609 6,102.96 6,000.00 6,111.90
6 Goats 9,268 6,812 5,383 2,306.79 2,510.00 2,583.30
7 Ducks 102,212 3,853 131,322 189.00 220.00 241.90
8 Buffaloes 4,163 2,926 1,945 28,635.88 26,000.00 27,572.50
9 Milk 2,494 1,844 2,163 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00
Cattle
10 Sheeps 1,146 587 518 111.08 1,665.00 1,585.80
11 Raw Milk 9,068 7,174 8,962 17.64 17.10 17.10
Source : Phetchabun Provincial Livestock Development Office (30 September 2014)
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Table 14: Value of Livestock during 2012 - 2014

Value (million Baht)

No. Type
2012 2013 2014
1 Chicken 240.00 311.86 4.50
Local
2 271.00 191.17 155.04
Chicken
Egged
3 22.71 23.49 1.49
Chicken
Beef
4 1,451.00 1,380.93 982.65
Cattle
5 Pigs 408.00 266.00 211.53
6 Goats 21.37 17.10 13.91
7 Ducks 19.31 0.85 31.77
8 Buffaloes 119.21 76.08 53.63
Milk
9 74.82 55.32 64.89
Cattle
10 Sheeps 0.12 0.98 0.82
11 Raw Milk 0.15 0.12 0.15

Industrial Sector

As of January 2015, there are 1,102 licensed factories in Phetchabun with total investment of
28,218.75 million Baht. The top three types of industry that are most invested are in agricultural,
transportation and non-metal industries. The type of industry is determined by the Factory Act of
1992 which is shown in the table below

Table 15: Type of industry and its information in Phetchabun

Number Number
Type of Investment (million
of of
Industry Baht)
Factories Workers
Small-sized
303 229,129,300 564
factory
Medium-sized
207 354,089,812 894
factory
Large-sized
592 27,635,525,985 17,655
factory
Total 1,102 28,218,745,097 19,113
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In Phetchabun, there are 14 companies that export their productions.

1. Production of ready-to-wear clothes: 3 companies

2. Production of silk: 2 companies
3. Production of pickle ginger and pickle cucumber: 2 companies
4. Production of sugar and raw sugar: 1 company
5. Production of chemical solution for medical research: 1 company
6. Production of frozen chicken: 1 company
7. Production of artificial flowers from mulberry paper: 1 company
8. Production of vegetable drinks and canned fruits: 2 companies
9. Production of rice product: 1 company
10. Production of solar energy: 1 company

Travel and services

Phetchabun has a wide range of travel destinations. It offers many different kinds of
experience to the tourists, including natural tourism, health tourism, agricultural tourism, cultural
tourism, and adventure tourism. Tourism industry is very important and contributes significantly to
Phetchabuns economy. In 2013, there were 1,792,327 tourists visiting Phetchanbun: 1,770,205
were Thais while 22,122 were foreigners. Phetchabuns revenue from tourism industry is 5,356.62
million Baht. The summary of tourists and tourism income of Phetchabun is shown in the following
table.

Table 16: The summary of tourists and tourism income of Phetchabun

Numbers
Items
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
1. Number of tourism 823,140 1,226,193 1,303,136 1,509,632 1,792,327
Thais 817,909 1,217,924 1,288,443 1,487,892 1,770,205
Foreigners 5,231 8,269 14,693 21,740 22,122
2. Income (million Baht) 1,914.99 3,361.86 3,532.72 4,380.72 5,356.62

Labors

As of June 2013, Phetchabun has 608,561 possible labor forces. 608,142 of them are
employed and 419 are unemployed. The employment rate considered by genders is relatively the
same: 99.30% for male workers and 99.11% for female workers. Overall, the employment rate is
99.22%. There are 246,152 people who are categorized as non-labor force. Most of them are
students, housekeepers, and others which makes up the ratio of 36.54%, 20.73%, and 42.73% of
respectively.
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Employment: Out of 608,142 employed labors, 341,402 or 56.14% work in agricultural

sector, 266,740 or 43.86% are non-agricultural workers. The top 5 non-agricultural works are in
wholesaling and retailing sector (93,265 workers or 34.96%), construction sector (38,328 workers or
14.37%), production sector (35,201 or 13.20%), hospitality and restaurant sector (26,237 workers or
9.84 %), and educational sector (23,334 workers or 8.75%).

Unemployment: There are 419 unemployed in Phetchabun. This turns into 0.07%
unemployment rate. Female workers have higher unemployment rate than male workers (0.01% and
0.05% respectively).

Demand of Labors: During second quarter of 2013 (April-June 2013), there are 4,833 jobs
available. However, there are only 1,218 people who apply for the jobs and 759 positions are filled.
Comparing to the previous quarter, the demand in labor is higher by 1,584 job positions or 48.75%.
Job applicants are higher by 244 people or 25.05%. The actual employment increases by 403 or
113.2%.

The highest demand for labor is in production sector which requires workers up to 2,482
positions or 52.70% The second highest are in wholesaling and retailing sectors; demanding 748
positions or 15.88%. In term of level of education, 1,751 or 33.86% of the labors graduated with
high schools degree while 1,646 workers or 33.71% of them earn only primary education degree or
lower.

Table 17: Employment Information during April-June 2013

Job Available (Position) Job Applicants Actual Employment

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
3,140 1,693 4,833 479 739 1,218 320 439 759

Migrant Workers: As of June 2013, there are 2,983 migrant workers in Phetchabun. This
number comprises of 1) 2,936 migrant workers (98.42%) who are under Labour Act Sector 9 2) 11
migrant workers (0.37%) who are under Labour Act Sector 11 (temporary migrant labors), and 3) 36
minorities (1.23%). The top two positions that most legal migrant workers work are in production
sector (2,542 people or 85.22%), and housekeepers (245 people or 8.21%). The top 3 nationality of
migrant workers in Phetchabun are Myanmar (2,641 people, 96.42%), Laos (50 people, 1.83%), and
Cambodian (48 people, 1.75%).

Thai Labors in Foreign Countries: As of June 2013, there are 33 people who register for
working in foreign countries and 349 people are approved to work abroad: 340 of them are by Re-
Entry permit and 9 of them are by first-time entry permit. Most of these labors (16 people or
48.48%) earn secondary education.
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Part III

Social and Standard of Living

Education

Formal Education:

Table 18: The structure of formal education as of 2013.

Numbers
Organization Students Teachers Teacher : Student
of School
1. Office of the Basic Education
547 92,972 5,046 1 : 18
Commission
2. Office of the Private Education
59 29,275 1,403 1 : 21
Commission
3. Office of the Higher Education
2 11,765 400 1 : 29
Commission
4. Office of the Vocational Education
3 5,637 254 1 : 22
Commission
5. Department of Local Administration 8 8,876 144 1 : 62
Total 619 148,525 7,247 1 : 20

Non-Formal and Informal Education:

Table 19: Numbers of students under the Office of Non-Formal and Informal Education in
Phetchabun base on type of learning.

Basic
District Literacy Vocational Education
Education
Mueang
255 6,719 4,412
Phetvhabun
Chon Daen 291 2,108 3,188
Lom Sak 217 4,593 4,152
Lom Kao 280 1,904 160
Wichian Buri 70 1,650 2,511
Si Thep 70 1,602 1,416
Nong Phai 141 4,471 3,202
Bueng Sam
105 1,700 1,550
Phan
Nam Nao 127 746 1,210
Wang Pong 145 849 1,674
Kao Kho 210 1,128 840
Total 1,911 27,470 24,315
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Religion

As of 2014, 99.42% or 769,084 of Phetchabun population are Buddhists, 4,087 or 0.53% of

them are Christians, 266 or 0.03% of them are Muslims, and 107 or 0.01% of them are others. In
Phetchabun, there are 753 of religious places, and 5,851 of Buddhist monks and novices.

Table 20: Number of Religious Places, Buddhist Monks and Novice by Districts

Numbers of Monks and

Numbers of Religious Places
Novices
Districts
Houses of
Temples Churches Mosques Total Monks Novices Total
Monks

Mueang
54 73 3 1 131 940 124 1,064
Phetchabun

Chon Daen 4 72 2 - 78 533 17 550

Lom Sak 67 53 6 - 126 813 42 855

Lom Kao 37 26 5 - 68 295 76 371

Wichian
18 80 2 - 100 728 63 791
Buri

Si Thep 13 42 1 - 56 417 33 450

Nong Phai 18 63 6 - 87 630 63 693

Bueng Sam
7 39 1 1 48 412 51 463
Phan

Nam Nao 2 8 1 - 11 76 47 123

Wang Pong 4 27 1 1 33 256 38 294

Kao Kho 4 6 5 - 15 164 33 197

Total 228 489 33 3 753 5,264 587 5,851

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Standard of Living Development

Basic Minimum Needs Information:

From the data collection from every household in rural and downtown areas in Phetchabun in
2014, there are 237,852 households in 11 districts, 115 sub-districts, 1,415 villages, and 165
communities from 16 municipalities, 9 districts.

Comparing between the target objective and the actual data from 2014 Basic Minimum Needs
Information found that:

1. Phetchabun people earn an average of 72,579 Baht per year.

Table 21: The Average Annual Income of Phetchabun People from the Basic Minimum Need
Information during 2010-2014

% change
Districts 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 between 2013-
2014

Wichian Buri 63,210 70,871 73,286 73,826 92,610 25.44

Si Thep 60,095 63,444 67,297 78,670 85,122 8.20

Bueng Sam Phan 56,137 57,315 65,104 72,948 75,646 3.70

Wang Pong 51,826 53,763 61,957 67,801 72,207 6.50

Nong Phai 51,018 54,343 58,553 67,050 72,196 7.67

Capital District 53,172 52,628 57,132 61,160 69,611 13.82

Chon Daen 51,614 52,309 65,065 68,341 69,398 1.55

Lom Sak 50,072 50,846 56,016 59,902 66,996 11.84

Kao Kho 40,179 42,334 50,764 48,403 63,353 30.89

Lom Kao 45,494 46,414 52,771 53,819 61,292 13.89

Nam Nao 42,787 49,035 52,115 57,862 55,453 -4.16

Average Income /
52,497 54,341 60,005 64,353 72,579 7.25
person / year
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2. There are 237,506 households or 99.85% that achieve the minimum annual income standard
while 346 households or 0.15% cannot meet the criterion. The top 3 districts that contain highest
numbers of below-minimum income standard households are Wichian Buri (139 household, or
0.48%), Lom Kao (87 household, or 0.59%), and Chon Daen (24 household, or 0.12%).

Table 22 : Numbers of Households that are below Minimum Annual Income Standard 2010-2014

% change between
District 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2013-2014

Mueang
- 77 423 27 - 25.44
Phetchabun

Chon Daen 28 88 11 7 24 8.20

Lom Sak 76 1 455 53 15 3.70

Lom Kao 54 77 250 211 87 6.50

Wichian Buri 56 16 10 6 139 7.67

Si Thep 43 89 22 13 6 13.82

Nong Phai 54 22 435 172 23 1.55

Bueng Sam
- - 19 3 14 11.84
Phan

Nam Nao 89 59 2 34 6 30.89

Wang Pong 10 1 127 41 21 13.89

Kao Kho 90 58 48 49 11 -4.16

Total
500 488 1,802 616 346 7.25
Households
Note: The minimum annual income between 2007-2011 is 20,300 Baht, and between 2012-
2014 is 30,000 Baht.
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3. The indicators that are below the standard can be seen in the following table.

Table 23: Below standard indicators in Phetchabun

Below-the-Standard
Indicator Number of
Rank Description
number Survey Number of
%
People/household

1 19 Children who graduated from 327 167 51.07

grade 6 without further study
and have no job

2 26 Non-smoking family 773,544 51,070 6.60

3 22 People who are older than 60 101,028 5,000 4.95

years old have a job and income

4 25 Non-alcoholic family 773,544 38,087 4.92

5 18 Children who graduated grade 9 10,465 327 3.12

and continue for grade 10

6 3 Infants who only take Breast 4,381 97 2.21

Feeding at least 6 months

7 21 Adults aged between 15-60 471,431 8,361 household 1.77

years old have job and income household

8 24 Households that have some sort 237,852 3,869 household 1.63

of saving household

9 5 Household with the use of 237,852 1,819 household 0.76

medicine appropriately household

10 30 Family involve in volunteer 237,852 1,797 household 0.76

activities household

Healthcare

There are 420 healthcare services in Phetchabun: 12 public hospitals, 3 private

hospitals, 153 subdistrict health promoting hospital, and 252 clinics. There are 136 physicians,
43 dentists, 63 pharmacists, and 898 nurses classified by area as the following
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Table 24: Number of healthcare officers

Healthcare Officers
District
Physicians Dentists Pharmacists Nurse
Mueang Phetchabun 66 14 21 384
Lom Kao 10 4 5 86
Wichian Buri 16 2 8 65
Nam Nao 2 1 1 8
Kao Kho 4 3 2 31
Wang Pong 4 2 4 26
Lom Sak 15 4 7 141
Bueng Sam Phan 5 3 5 40
Chon Daen 5 3 4 37
Nong Phai 7 4 5 53
Si Thep 2 3 1 27
Total 136 43 63 898

Table 25: The Ratios between Healthcare Officers and Total Population of Phetchabun as of 2013

District Population per 1 healthcare officers

Physicians Dentists Pharmacists Nurse
Mueang Phetchabun 3,198 15,075 10,050 550
Lom Kao 6,658 16,644 13,315 774
Wichian Buri 8,455 67,637 16,909 2,081
Nam Nao 8,589 17,177 17,177 2,147
Kao Kho 8,691 11,587 17,381 1,121
Wang Pong 9,431 18,861 29,431 1,451
Lom Sak 10,557 39,588 22,622 1,123
Bueng Sam Phan 14,325 23,875 14,325 1,791
Chon Daen 15,924 26,540 19,905 2,152
Nong Phai 16,186 28,326 22,661 2,138
Si Thep 34,827 23,218 69,654 2,580
Province Average 12,440 26,230 23,039 1,628
Country Average 3,324 14,833 8,253 624
Source: Phetchabun Provincial Public Health Office
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Table 26: The Ratios between Hospital Bed and Total Population of Phetchabun as of 2013

Level Hospital Bed : Population

Phetchabun 1 : 773
Country Average 1: 540 (2010)
Source: Phetchabun Provincial Public Health Office

Table 27: The Ratios between Hospital and Total Population of Phetchabun as of 2013
Level Hospital : Population
Phetchabun 1 : 6,475
Country Average 1 : 3,000
Source: Phetchabun Provincial Public Health Office

Table 28: Numbers of Phetchabuns Healthcare Officers compared to GIS Standard

Physicians Dentists Pharmacists Nurses

Province
Shortage Shortage Shortage Shortage
Criterion Actual Criterion Actual Criterion Actual Criterion Actual
/Surplus /Surplus /Surplus /Surplus

Phetchabun 425 130 -291 92 51 -41 173 85 -88 2,153 1,410 -80

Source: Phetchabun Provincial Public Health Office

Natural Resources and Environment

Land resources: The utilization of lands includes farm plants (49.33%), rice farm (37%),
and garden plants (8.82%). Denuded forest is found more than 50% of the Pa Sak river area due
to the trespassing by local villagers. This problem covers the area of Kao Kho, Nam Nao, Lom
Sak, Lom Kao, and Wichian Buri. Most of them misused the land by growing farm plants such
as corns, gingers, and sweet tamarinds.
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Table 29: Lands and Types of Utilization during 2009-2013 (rai)

Year Phetchabun area Forest Area Agricultural Area Non-Agricultural Area

2009 7,917,760 2,544,053 11,261,643 1,836,516
2010 7,917,760 2,544,053 11,169,028 1,936,851
2011 7,917,760 2,544,053 11,015,654 2,089,853
2012 7,917,760 2,544,053 11,015,654 2,089,853
2013 7,917,760 2,544,053 11,015,654 2,089,853
Source: Office of Agricultural Economics

Forests and Wild Animals: Phetchabun forests include tropical rain forest, dipterocarp
forest, pine forest, and mixed forest. The majority is mixed forest. As of 2008, there are
2,544,050 rai of forest which account for 32.13% of total Phetchabun areas. The forest areas
increased from the previous year due to the previous policies regarding preserving natural
resources. . However, the forest trespassing can still be found due to the expansion of private
businesses and tourisms Another important problem is wildfire which often caused by the
activities of local villagers.

Table 30: National Reserved Forest in Phetchabun

Types of Utilization (Rai)
No. National Reserved Forest Area (rai) Suitable for Industrial Reserved
Agriculture Forest Forest
1 Nam Nao Forest 533,125.00 - 14,722.72 518,402.28
Wang Pong and Chon Daen
2 Forest and Wang Kampang 590,000.00 - 326,526.64 263,473.36
Forest
Tabor Forest and Huay Yai
3 313,125.00 - 15,193.75 297,931.25
Forest
Huay Tin Forest and Klong
4 315,593.00 - 55,125.00 260,468.00
Teeb Forest
Forest along Chai Vibhun
5 513,050.00 184,425.00 323,743.59 4,881.41
sides
6 Pasak Forest 148,487.00 - 30,850.00 117,637.00
7 Huay Nam Jone Forest and 44,550.00 - 5,332.82 39,217.18
Wang Sarn Forest
8 Western Area of Basin of 236,750.00 - 32,646.77 204,103.23
Pasak River Forest
9 Lam Kong Forest and Klong 112,950.00 - 3,182.59 109,767.41
Tako Forest
10 Western Area of Pasak 538,200.00 79,450.00 219,068.75 239,681.25
River Forest
11 Khok Samsang Forest 52,275.00 - 23,750.00 28,525.00
12 Kao Pang Kor Forest and 438,469.00 - 60,706.25 377,762.75
Wang Chombhu Forest
13 Kao Poklon Forest 116,881.00 - 22,552.75 94,327.25
Total 3,953,455.00 263,875.00 1,133,401.63 2,556,177.37
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Table 31: Reserved Forest by Law in Phetchabun

Overlap with National

No. Type District Area (rai)
Reserved Forest
1 Nam Nao National Park Namnao 436,875.00 Nam Nao Forest
Kaopangkor Forest and Wang
2 Tungsalangluang National Park Kaokor 175,625.00
Chombhu Forest
Capital Tabor Forest and Huay Yai
3 Tadmork National Park 181,250.00
District Forest
Kao Kho,
1.Kao Poklon Forest
Mueang
2.Pangkor Forest and Wang
4 Kao Kho National Park Phetchabun, 301,698.00
chombhu Forest
Lom Sak,
3. Khok Samsang Forest
Lom Kao
1. Tabor Forest and Huayyai
Forest
Mueang
2. Huay Tin Forest and Klong
Phetchabun,
Tabor-Huayyai Wildlife Teeb Forest
5 Nong Phai, 183,678.50
Refuges 3. Lamkong Forest and
Bueng Sam
Klongtako Forest
Phan
4. Western Area of Pasak
River Forest
Western Area of Basin of
6 Phuphadang Wildlife Refuges Lom Sak 146,845.00
Pasak River Forest
Kaopangkor Forest and
7 Non-Hunting Area of Kao Kho Kao Kho 27,200.00
Wangchombhu Forest
Wang Pong and Chon Daen
Non-Hunting Area of Wang
8 Wang Pong 92,500.00 Forest amd Wang Kampang
Pong Chon Daen
Forest
Total 8 1,545,671.50 19.52% of Phetchabun Area

Underground Resources

Mines: As of 2013, there are 19 mining companies with 27 patent permits, in

Phetchabun. 13 companies with 20 patent permits are in operation. 14 patent permits are
inactive or closed. There are also 12 crushing plants. Mines are located in Mueang Phetchabun,
Bueng Sam Phan, Wichian Buri, Chon Daen, and Lom Kao.

Minerals: Most common minerals found in Phetchabun are industrial mineral such as
limestone and andesine. There is gold mine named Thongkum Chatri located in the boundary
between Wang Sai Phon district, Pichit and Wang Pong district, Phetchabun which is operated
by Akkara Mining Limited. The company has operated since 2003 with 2 patent permits. Then
in 2008, the company received 4 more patent permits. Total area of gold field in Wang Pong is
around 1,200 rai or 3 square kilometer (3,900 rai, if including the area in Pichit).
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Petroleum:

1. Petroleum mined in Wichian Buri by Pan Orient Energy Company Limited: 14 oil
wells with production capacity of 1,151 barrel per day.

2. Crude oil is found in Nasanoon, Wichienburi operated by Pan Orient Energy Company
Limited. There are 2 oil wells in operation with production capacity of 2,000 barrel per day.
This is the first time Thailand has found crude oil in volcanic rock area with depth of 1,000
meter.

Environment

Water Quality: The overall quality of water in Pa Sak River is considered to be below
standard. The impurities consists of organic substance (BOD), Coliform bacteria (TCB), Fecal
Coliform bacteria (FCB), and Ammonia (NH3) which are accounted for 6%, 25%,25%,44% of
total impurities respectively. This is due to the waste from communities, factories, and
agricultural activities. Government should solve this issue by encouraging people to reduce
water usage and promote waste water treatment.

Air Quality: Information from Air Quality Observation Station in front of Mahatad
Temple in 2011 found that the quantity of 10 micron dust met the standard criterion. The
average quantity of 10 micron dust in 24 hours is between 26.02 and 95.54 microgram per
cubic meter.

Waste: There are 147 tons of daily wastes in municipal areas. 50 tons of them are in
town municipality, 97 tons of them are from sub-district municipality, and 1.3 kilograms per
day are from non-municipal area. Within municipal area, a person can produce 1.15 kilogram
per day. There are 0.99 million people in Phetchabun, therefore with this number, Phetchabun
will produce waste up to 1 million kilogram a day.

Phetchabun administrator is currently focused on waste management plan. They firstly

focus on managing waste that can naturally decay such as paper, foods and woods. The waste
can turn into composts which can reduce municipalitys waste management cost.

Water Resource: Phetchabun has Pa Sak River as the major water resource. It located
along the middle of Phetchabun from the northern part of Lom Kao passes Lom Sak, Mueang
Phetchabun, Nong Phai, Bueng Sam Phan, Wichian Buri, and Si Thep. Pa Sak River is also the
origin of 2 canals which are Chen river basin, the origin of Chi River, and Kek river basin, the
origin of Nan River. There are 3 water management areas: Chen river basin, Pasak river basin,
and Nan river basin.
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Table 32: Water Resource Information by Districts

Reservoirs Annual
Average
Reserved Concrete
District Total Medium Small Swamps Canals
Water Weirs
size size
(Square
Meter)
Mueang 80 4 4 11 18 43
Phetchabun
Chon Daen 47 - 1 6 6 34
Lom Sak 53 1 2 12 21 17
Lom Kao 27 - 3 2 18 4
Wichian Buri 68 - 1 9 9 49
Si Thep 36 - 1 5 5 25
Nong Phai 38 - 3 4 8 23
Bueng Sam Phan 35 - 2 3 7 23
Nam Nao 0 - - - - -
Wang Pong 17 - 1 5 2 9
Kao Kho 17 - 16 1 - -
Total 417 5 34 58 94 227
Source : Phetchabun Irrigation Project

Table 33: Reservoirs in Phetchabun

Sub- Capacity (million
Medium Irrigation Project District Beneficial Area
District square meter)
Huay Padang Reservoir Palao Mueang 18.84 13,600
Phetchabun
Klong Chalieng Reservoir Napha Mueang 7.85 7,500
Phetchabun
Huay Khonkhan Reservoir Huayrai Lam Sak 33.22 31,800
Huay Phalao Reservoir Phalao Mueang 8.40 2,500
Phetchabun
Huay Yai Reservoir Huayyai Mueang 13.25 11,500
Phetchabun
Huay Na Reservoir Wangcho Mueang 5.80 5,000
mpo Phetchabun
Klong Lamkong Reservoir Wangtad Nong Phai 48.52 50,000
ee
Srijan Dam Ta-ei-bun Lom Sak - 6,000
Western area of Pasak Dam Huayrai Lom Sak - 32,000
Wang Pong Dam Wangpho Wang Pong - 3,600
ng
Total - - 135.88 163,500
Source : Phetchabun Irrigation Project
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Part IV

Major Issues in Phetchabun

Public Hazard and Natural Disaster

Table 34: Public hazard and natural disaster in Phetchabun during 2012 - 2014

2012 2013 2014

Type of Numbers Numbers Budgets Numbers Numbers Budgets Numbers Numbers Budgets
Hazard of of (million of of (million of of (million
Victims Households Baht) Victims Households Baht) Victims Households Baht)
Floods 103,591 29,345 15.286 92,616 28,586 - 9,076 2,754 2.101
Fire 221 69 0.180 192 65 0.064 - - -
Storms 7,662 2,119 0.430 7,970 2,784 0.262 5,813 1,757 0.084
Droughts 408,184 112,740 4.962 289,464 116,152 1.825 293,618 117,533 -
Cold
Weather 66,336 30,505 0.263 506,007 215,279 0.660 - - -
Hazards
Total 585,994 174,778 21.121 896,249 362,866 2.811 308,507 122,044 2.185
Source : Phetchabun Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Provincial Offices
(As of 24 December 2014)

Droughts: Droughts cause the lack of drinking and consuming water and affect on the
production of agricultural products and the standard of living of people. Phetchabun has to
encounter the droughts problem for a long period of time each year.

Floods and Land Slide: Floods and Land Slide have been the major problems in
Phetchabun. During the raining season, there is often an excess rain for a long period of time.
The geographic of Phetchabun also contribute to the problem since Phetchabun has a pan-shape
land with high mountains surrounded. In additions, the inappropriate utilization of land and
natural resources also worsens the magnitude of floods and land slide.
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Deforestation

Most deforestation problems are due to the need of lands from local villagers for farming,
housing, and speculating the price of lands. Moreover, capitalists turn these illegal lands into
tourist destination and weekend houses. This problem is severe especially in Kao Kho area. In
additions, there are hotels constructed in national reserved forest and unclear management of
land problems in Phu Thab Beoek in Lom Kao district. The capitalists also deforest for high
price plants such as rubber trees.

Agricultural Issues

The value added process of agricultural products is still inefficient. Petchabun is lacking
of integrated process and management to sell the product to the potential market.

Transportation Issues

Phetchabun does not have a rail transportation system which can benefit Phetchabuns
economy by reducing the logistic and production costs.Moreover, Phetchabun has an airport but
the commercial flights are unavailable due to infeasibility of the business.

Poverty

Most of Phetchabun populations are living in rural areas and in need of a better living
standard. According to Basic Minimum Need Information in 2014, there are 346 households
living below the poverty line, decreasing by 43.83% of those in 2013.

Drugs Issues

There is no major drugs production such as Amphetamine found in Phetchabun area.

However there are addictive plants such as Marijuana and Mitragyna Speciosa that are found in
the areas.

There are drug trades found in all districts of Phetchabun. Most of them are retail traders.
There are major sellers of drug in Mueang Phetchabun and Lomsak districts.

The drug problems are found in 1,107 villages in every districts of Phetchabun, however,
there are 374 villages which are free from drugs. The problems are most severe in Mueang
Phetchabun, Lom Sak, Nong Phai, and Wichian Buri districts. The main victims are aged
between 15-25 years old. The most widespread drugs are Amphetamine, Marijuana, and Ice.

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