The 2010 Population and Housing Census here in Thailand, will take place during the month of September, and will involve the gathering of information from Thai citizens around the Kingdom, and information from long-term foreign residents.

This is the 100th Anniversary of the census which takes place every 10 years. Over 70,000 enumerators will gather the relevant information from households around the country. The population census data collection has nothing to do with tax or illegal status of residents living in Thailand, according to a press release from the National Statistical Office of Thailand who will be conducting the census.

Recently a meeting was held at Pattaya City Hall, Chaired by Khun Jirawan, Director-General in charge of the Chonburi Region to give an outline of plans for the Pattaya area.

For more information on the census and the sort of information they will require from foreign nationals residing in Pattaya, please log on to www.nso.go.th/ and click on the English Language section of the website or call 1111 and press 6 to give information over the telephone. We would like to make you aware that under the Statistical Act 2007 Article 18, everyone has a duty to give census information to the office and all information will be confidential and will not be disclosed to any government or private agencies.