Saraburi province
Saraburi
สระบุรี | |
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Chet Sao Noi Waterfall | |
UTC+7 (ICT) | |
Postal code | 18xxx |
Calling code | 036 |
ISO 3166 code | TH-19 |
Saraburi (
Geography
Saraburi is on the east side of the Chao Phraya River valley. The eastern part of the province is covered by high plains and plateaus, while the western part is mostly low flat plains.[citation needed] Saraburi province has 848 km2 (327 sq mi) of forest or 24.2 percent of provincial area.[1] The town, as a gateway to the northeastern region, is 108 km from Bangkok. It occupies an area of 3,577 square kilometres.
National parks
There area a total of three national parks, two of which are in
- Namtok Chet Sao Noi protects 42 km2 (16 sq mi) around a scenic waterfall.[5]: 129
- Namtok Sam Lan protects the Khao Sam Lan Forest, which consists of hilly landscape and is the source to several rivers and waterfalls. The highest elevation is the Khao Khrok at 329 m. The 45 km2 (17 sq mi) area was declared a national park in 1981.[5]: 27
History
Saraburi has been an important city since ancient times.[
Climate
Saraburi has a tropical savanna climate, Aw (Climate Classification system of Koppen) The climate is arid with little rain in winter, relatively high temperatures in summer, cool in winter, and rain from May to October, about 70–90 days
The average annual temperature is 28-29 degrees Celsius. Maximum temperatures average 33-34 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature averages 23–24 degrees Celsius. April is the hottest month of the year, while winters are cool in January.
Air quality
Saraburi has poor air quality resulting from cement production, chiefly stone crushing. In the area of Na Pra Lan Sub-district there are 133 plants, 17 mining sites, 32 stone mill plants, and 22 stone dressing plants. Air quality in the province frequently exceeds recommended limits for particulates.[6][7]
Education
There are 366 schools. There are a total of 125,255 students at all levels.[citation needed]
Economy
In 2007 Saraburi's population had an average income per capita 214,537 baht per year, making it tenth highest in the country, second in the central provinces. Annual GDP was 129,275 million baht.[citation needed]
Religion and culture
In 2007, Saraburi's population was 89.34 percent Buddhist, 597,138 people. There are 499 temples. There are total of 3,443 monks and 274 neophytes. Muslims number 953 (0.32 percent). There are five Christian churches.[citation needed]
Symbols
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Administrative divisions
Provincial government
The province is divided into 13 districts (amphoe). The districts are further divided into 111 subdistricts (tambon) and 965 villages (muban).
Local government
As of 26 November 2019 there are:
Transport
Rail
Saraburi's main station is
Road
Saraburi can be reached via Phahonyothin Road (Highway 1). Mittraphap Road (Highway 2), a main road in the northeastern region. It has a beginning here which is a route that separates from the right side of Phahonyothin Road.[10]
Health
The main hospital of Saraburi is Saraburi Hospital, operated by the Ministry of Public Health.
Human achievement index 2022
Health | Education | Employment | Income |
51 | 37 | 27 | 17 |
Housing | Family | Transport | Participation |
64 | 64 | 53 | 13 |
Province Saraburi, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6360 is "average", occupies place 45 in the ranking. |
Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the Human achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[3]
Rank | Classification |
1 - 13 | "high" |
14 - 29 | "somewhat high" |
30 - 45 | "average" |
46 - 61 | "somewhat low" |
62 - 77 | "low" |
Map with provinces and HAI 2022 rankings |
Notable people
- Arthit Tanusorn (born 1975), retired footballer
- Pongpol Adireksarn (born 1942), politician and author
- Pramarn Adireksarn (1913–2010), late politician
- Muaythaifighter
References
- ^ a b "ตารางที่ 2 พี้นที่ป่าไม้ แยกรายจังหวัด พ.ศ.2562" [Table 2 Forest area Separate province year 2019]. Royal Forest Department (in Thai). 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021, information, Forest statistics Year 2019
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ a b "ร่ยงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2561" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2018]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior. stat.bora.dopa.go.th (in Thai). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ a b "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 12 March 2024, page 77
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ a b "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Wipatayotin, Apinya (2019-01-27). "Grappling with pollution". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
- ^ Wipatayotin, Apinya (13 January 2018). "Saraburi area hits No.1 for worst air quality". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "สัตว์น้ำจืดประจำจังหวัดสระบุรี (ปูน้ำตกสระบุรี)" [Saraburi provincial freshwater animal (Waterfall crab)]. 4.fisheries.go.th (in Thai). 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Number of local government organizations by province". dla.go.th. Department of Local Administration (DLA). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
62 Saraburi: 1 PAO, 4 Town mun., 34 Subdistrict mun., 70 SAO.
- ^ ""สุดบรรทัด-เจนจบทิศ" สู่ "ถนนมิตรภาพ" ช่วยย่นเวลาเดินทางกทม.-โคราชจาก 10 เหลือ 3 ชม" ["Sudbanthat-Jenjopthit" to "Mittraphap Road" help shorten the travel time from Bangkok - Khorat from 10 to 3 hrs.]. Silpa Wattanatham (in Thai). 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
External links
- Saraburi travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Provincial page, Tourist Authority of Thailand
- Khao Yai National Park
- Saraburi history in Thai language Archived April 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine