Doi Phu Kha National Park

Doi Phu Kha National Park อุทยานแห่งชาติ ดอย ภู คา
Landscape in the national park
Coordinates: 19 ° 11 '52 "  N , 101 ° 4' 52"  E
Location:	Nan , Thailand
Surface:	1704 km²
Founding:	1988
Visitors:	101,054 (8 Mar 2010)
Address:	Phu Kha Sub-district, Amphoe Pua, Nan, Thailand 55120

The Doi Phu Kha National Park ( Thai : อุทยานแห่งชาติ ดอย ภู คา ) is a National Park in the northeast of the northern region of Thailand . It was opened as a National Park of Thailand in 1988 .

geography

The national park covers a mountainous area of ​​1704 km², it is located in the districts ( Amphoe ) Pua , Chiang Klang , Thung Chang , Mae Charim , Tha Wang Pha , Santi Suk , Bo Kluea and Chaloem Phra Kiat in the province of Nan . The terrain consists mainly of wooded, craggy sandstone mountain ranges, the highest point is Doi Phu Kha with 1939 meters, which is also the symbol of Nan. It is also the origin of various streams which flow into the Mae Nam Nan.

climate

The rainy season lasts from May to October. It is followed by winter from November to February, with the coldest months being December and January with average temperatures around 5 ° C. The summer months with temperatures around 30 ° C start in March and end in April.

Flora and fauna

Doi Phu Kha National Park is covered with grassland and is home to deciduous and dipterocarp forests . It is the habitat of many different types of plants and offers shelter to a large number of animals.

Plant species

The Doi Phu Kha is home to two of the rarest plants in the world, on the one hand the Chomphu Phu Kha Bretschneidera sinensis from the family of the Bretschneideraceae and the Tao Rang Yak (also Giant Mountain Fishtail Palm) Caryota gigas a type of palm.

• Dipterocarpus alatus
• Michelia floribunda
• Hopea odorata
• Teak tree
• Shorea obtusa
• Pterocarpus macrocarpus

Animal species

The national park is home to a variety of large and small wild animals:

• Sambar
• Patchwork
• Kleinkantschil

Attractions

In the Doi Phu Kha National Park there are a large number of waterfalls and caves, and there is also the largest palm jungle in Thailand, which is located in the area around Doi Phu Wae.

• Phu Fa waterfall
• Sila Phet waterfall
• Mae Charim waterfall
• Ton Tong waterfall
• Huai Kon waterfall
• Pha Koa cave

literature

• Vasa Sutthipibul et al. (Ed.): National parks in Thailand . National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 2006, ISBN 974-286-087-4 .
• S. Pienstaporn, V. Phattanagosai, National Park. Wildlife and Plant Conservation Dept: The best of National Parks of Thailand . National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Eastern Printing, Bangkok 2004, ISBN 974-92203-2-3 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ dnp.go.th ( Memento of the original from March 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Bretschneidera sinensis (PDF; 763 kB)
3. ↑ S. Pienstaporn, V. Phattanagosai, National Park. Wildlife and Plant Conservation Dept (2004).

Web links

• Doi Phu Kha National Park by the Thai Department of National Parks - description in English [last accessed on November 21, 2013]