Khlong Wang Chao National Park

Khlong Wan Chao National Park อุทยานแห่งชาติ คลอง วัง เจ้า
Waterfall in the Khlong Wang Chao National Park
Coordinates: 16 ° 37 ′ 56.6 "  N , 99 ° 14 ′ 41.8"  E
Location:	Kamphaeng Phet , Thailand
Next city:	Kosamphi
Surface:	747 km²
Founding:	August 29, 1990
Visitors:	43,350
Address:	Kamphaeng Phet Province Post Office, Amphoe Kosamphi Nakhon, Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand 62000

The Khlong Wang Chao National Park ( Thai : อุทยานแห่งชาติ คลอง วัง เจ้า ) is a national park in Thailand . It is located in the northwest region of the country.

history

It was named the 63rd National Park in Thailand on August 29, 1990.

geography

The national park covers an area of ​​747 km², it is located in the districts ( Amphoe ) Khlong Lan , Kosamphi Nakhon , the province Kamphaeng Phet and the district Wang Chao of the province Tak .

The park consists of the Thanon Thong Chai mountain range with the Khao Yen (1898 meters) as the highest point. Other mountains are the Khao Tao Dam, Khao Son and Khao Khanun.

climate

Seasons

• Summer: February – May
• Rain: June – November
• Winter: December – January

Flora and fauna

The Khlong Wang Chao National Park is home to mixed and deciduous forests as well as dipterocarp forests . About 65 percent of the national park is covered with mixed forests at an altitude of 200 to 1000 meters. In the northeast of the park you will find the dry dipterocarp forests at an altitude of between 200 and 800 meters. At the altitude between 900 and 1200 meters you will find preferably pine forests. The park is the habitat of many different plant species and is home to a rich variety of animals.

Plant species

Dipterocarpus alatus

• Xylia xylocarpa
• The endangered Dipterocarpus alatus
• Afzelia xylocarpa (Thai:มะค่าโมง , [ ma.kha: .mo: ng ]), also endangered
• Hopea odorata
• Teak tree
• Shorea obtusa
• Pterocarpus macrocarpus
• Diospyros mollis

Animal species

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

• Muntjacs
• Pig badger
• Double hornbill
• Caliphatic pheasant
• Hornbill ( Rhyticeros undulatus ) (Thai: นก เงือก กรามช้าง )
• Laced woodpecker ( Picus vittatus ) (Thai: นก หัวขวาน เขียว ป่า ไผ่ )
• Kappenliest ( Halcyon pileata ) (Thai: นก กะ เต็ น หัว ดำ )

Attractions

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

• Khlong Wang Chao Waterfall is a single-tier waterfall. The water falls about 60 meters.
• The Khlong Samo Waterfall is a five-tiered waterfall, with the water falling from about 40 meters.
• The Tao Dam Waterfall is a three-tier waterfall that cascades from about 270 meters
• Pong Nam Ron, Nam Ron Hot Spring - The temperature of the spring is around 50–70 ° C.
• Pong Kaet
• Tham Khao Phanang
• Tham Na
• Tham Thep Phanom

literature

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Khlong Wan Chao National Park ( Memento of the original from July 3, 2011 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. ↑ Khlong Wang Chao National Park ( Memento of the original dated February 2, 2014 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. - Description in Thai language (last accessed October 30, 2011) 
3. ↑ IUCN Dipterocarpus alatus (accessed November 30, 2011)
4. ^ IUCN Afzelia xylocarpa (accessed November 30, 2011)
5. ↑ IUCN Hopea odorata (accessed November 30, 2011)

Web links

• Khlong Wang Chao National Park from the Thai Department of National Parks - description in English [last accessed October 15, 2013]
• The Khlong Wan Chao National Park on an interactive ThinkNet map [last accessed on October 15, 2013]