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Khao Nam Khang National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาน้ำค้าง
Stream, Khao Nam Khang National Park
Map
LocationMu 1 Khlong Kwang, Na Thawi, Songkhla, Thailand
Nearest cityNa Thawi
Coordinates6°33′23″N 100°35′45″E / 6.55639°N 100.59583°E / 6.55639; 100.59583
Area212 km2 (82 sq mi)
EstablishedJuly 22, 1990
Visitors1,789 (in 2019)
Governing bodyDepartment of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP)

Khao Nam Khang National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาน้ำค้าง) is a national park in Thailand. It was declared the 65th national park on July, 22 1990.[1]

Overview

The area is 132,500 rai ~ 212 square kilometres (82 sq mi).[1] Its name "Khao Nam Khang" means "dew mountain". Khao Nam Kham stands 648 metres (2,126 ft) above mean sea level and is the origin of many streams that empty to local area. Because it is a mountain that is the border between Thailand and Malaysia, thus making this place a base for the Malay Chinese Communist terrorists during the cold war era.[2] Most of the area is a tropical rainforest.[3] Entry fees include 20 baht for adult, and 10 baht for child (Thai), 100 baht for adult, and 50 baht for child (foreigner).

Flora and Fauna

Flora

The flora of plants that can be found here are Hopea odorata, champak, Parashorea stellata, Homalium tomentosum, Cynometra iripa, Dipterocarpus turbinatus, Salacca wallichiana, including mosses, ferns, and various types of orchids, etc.

Fauna

Wildlife species include wild boar, sun bear, mainland serow, southern pig-tailed macaque, barking deer, gibbon, Malayan tapir, black leopard, mouse-deer, palm civet, tortoise, as well as various species of birds, such as hornbill, great argus, pheasant, green peacock, green-legged partridge, etc.

Sights

There are many places of interest in the park

See also

References

  1. ^ 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, no 65((cite web)): CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. ^ a b "Khao Nam Khang Historic Tunnel". TAT.
  3. ^ "Khao Nam Khang National Park". TAT.

Further reading

External links

National parks, forest parks and wetlands in Thailand
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