Nam Tok Phlio National Park

Nam Tok Phlio National Park
	In the Nam Tok Phlio National Park
Location:	Chanthaburi , Thailand
Next city:	Chanthaburi
Surface:	134.5 km²
Founding:	May 2nd 1975
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The National Park Nam Tok Phlio ( Thai : อุทยานแห่งชาติ น้ำตก พลิ้ว ) is a national park in the province ( Changwat ) Chanthaburi , eastern Thailand . It is named after the Phlio waterfall ( พลิ้ว ), which means “smooth movement”.

history

The park was established on May 2, 1975 in the area of the waterfall and was initially called Khao Sa Bap National Park. On September 29, 1982, it was finally renamed the Nam Tok Phlio National Park.

Between 1966 and 1991, today's national park was a forest reserve .

The Ob Luang National Park was opened in 1991 as the 68th national park in Thailand.

location

The park is in the area of several counties ( Amphoe ) : Mueang Chanthaburi , Laem Sing , Khlung and Makham . The waterfall is about 14 km from the Chanthaburi city area.

Well-developed roads make visiting the national park easy. Minibuses run daily between Chanthaburi and the park area.

Tambon Phlio, Laem Sing Amphoe, Chanthaburi Province 22190

topography

The Nam Tok Phlio National Park is about 134.5 km². It is home to large areas of forest and mountainous terrain with some sources of rivers such as Khlong Phlio, Khlong Narai, Khlong Troknong and Khlong Makok.

The mountain ranges rise between 300 and 924 meters above sea level. NN on. In the south the terrain is less steep and turns into a plateau.

The highest point is the mountain Krok with 924 meters.

climate

The climate is tropical - monsoonal and due to the altitude somewhat more moderate than in the lowlands of the country. But between February and April it is always hot. The rainy season typically starts in May and lasts until October with average rainfall of around 3,000 millimeters per year. Between November and February it is pleasantly cool at around 23 ° C.

Flora and fauna

The forest area is mainly home to tropical rainforests with a rich number of native tree species such as Aphanamixis polystachya , Aquilaria crassna , Scaphium scaphigerum , Sandoricum koetjape , Irvingia malayana , Cotylelobium lanceolatum , Alstonia scholaris and Dallbergia oliveri .

As a result of the numerous sources, there are also many wild animal species:

Among the mammals are the muntjac , species from the genus bears , tigers , macaques , langurs and gibbons , squirrels and mongooses .
The approximately 90 native bird species include hornbill species and the royal pigeon .

Worth seeing

Phlio waterfall

The Phlio waterfall (Thai: น้ำตก พลิ้ว ) flows all year round and has a high water volume. The small lake at the foot of the waterfall shows crystal clear water, so that you can see down to the bottom about two meters deep. Many species of fish also live here.

Stupa and chedi

The "Alongkon Chedi" (Thei: อลงกรณ์เจดีย์ ), a chedi near the Phlio waterfall, was donated by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1876. It is dedicated to Queen Sunandha Kumariratana , who died in the same year , who visited the Phlio waterfall in 1874 and fell in love with the beautiful area.

In 1881 King Chulalongkorn had an additional stupa built , the “Phra Nang Ruea Lom Stupa” (Thai: สถูป พระนาง เรือ ล่ม ). It contains the remains of the queen.

More waterfalls

There are other waterfalls worth seeing in the area of the national park, see above

Nam Tok Khlong Narai (Thai: น้ำตก คลอง นารายณ์ )
Nam Tok Trok Nong (Thai: น้ำตก ตรอก น อง )
Nam Tok Ma Kok (Thai: น้ำตก มะกอก )

literature

Vasa Sutthipibul (et al., Ed.): National parks in Thailand . National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 2006, ISBN 974-286087-4

Web links

Namtok Phlio National Park from the Thai "Department of National Parks" - description in English [last accessed on October 15, 2013]