Huai Nam Dang National Park

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Huai Nam Dang National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติ ห้วย น้ำ ดัง
Huai Nam Dang National Park (Thailand)
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Coordinates: 19 ° 18 ′ 2.9 ″  N , 98 ° 36 ′ 6.4 ″  E
Location: Chiang Mai , Thailand
Surface: 1252.12 km²
Founding: August 14, 1995
Visitors: 307,505 (as of March 2010)
Address: Moo 5, Kit Chang Sub-district, Amphoe Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai, Thailand 50150
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The Huai Nam Dang National Park ( Thai : อุทยานแห่งชาติ ห้วย น้ำ ดัง ) is a national park in Thailand . It is located in the northern region of the country.

history

Due to the 100th anniversary of the Royal Forest Department , Huai Nam Dang was named the 81st National Park of Thailand on August 14, 1995.

geography

The national park covers an area of ​​1252.12 km², it is located in the districts ( Amphoe ) Mae Taeng , Wiang Haeang , Chiang Dao of the province of Chiang Mai and the district of Pai of the province of Mae Hong Son . In the north, the national park borders the border with Myanmar . The park consists of the Chiang Dao mountain range with Doi Chang (1962 meters) as the highest point. The Huai Nam Dang is the origin of various streams - such as the Huai Mae Yen Klang, Huai Mae Hi, Huai Mae Ping, Huai Mae Chok Luang and Huai Nam Dang - which later flow into the Mae Nam Pai, Mae Nam Ping Noi and Mae Nam rivers Dang flow.

climate

The average annual temperature is 20 ° C, whereby it can cool down to around 8 ° C in the winter months from November to February and the thermometer can climb to 28 ° C in the summer months of March and April. The rainy season lasts from May to October.

Flora and fauna

The Huai Nam Dang National Park is home to mixed, deciduous and dipterocarp forests . It is the habitat of many different plant species and is home to a rich variety of animals:

Plant species

Animal species

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

Attractions

There are various waterfalls and hot springs in Huai Nam Dang National Park:

  • The Huai Nam Dang (Thai: น้ำตก ห้วย น้ำ ดัง ) waterfall is a four-tier waterfall. The water comes from the stream of the same name and falls about 50 meters.
  • The Mae Yen waterfall ( น้ำตก แม่ เย็น ) gets its water from the Huai Mae Yen Luang.
  • The Mae Lat Waterfall ( น้ำตก แม่ ลาด ) and the Mae Hat Waterfall ( น้ำตก แม่ หาด ) are both located in the Tambon Mueang Haeng and are of similar dimensions, both about 40-50 meters high
  • The Pong Nam Ron Tha Pai ( โป่งน้ำร้อน ท่า ปาย , Tha Pai Hot Spring ) - in the southwest of the park in Pai County. The temperature of the spring is around 80 ° C.
  • The Pong Nam Ron Pong Dueat (โป่งน้ำร้อนโป่ง เดือด , Pong Dueat Hot Spring ) - in the south-southeast of the park in Mae Taeng County. The temperature of this spring is approximately 90-99 ° C.

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 May 22, 2013 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dnp.go.th
  2. ^ IUCN Indochin. Tiger
  3. ↑ Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti). In: WWF -Artenlexikon. Retrieved April 29, 2016 .
  4. ↑ IUCN black bear
  5. ↑ Ruffed Bear (Ursus thibetanus). In: WWF -Artenlexikon. Retrieved April 29, 2016 .

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