Thung Salaeng Luang National Park

Thung Salaeng Luang National Park
Coordinates: 16 ° 50 ′ 16.4 "  N , 100 ° 52 ′ 36.2"  E
Location:	Phitsanulok , Thailand
Next city:	Lomsak
Surface:	1262 km²
Founding:	January 29, 1963
Address:	Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok, Phitsanulok Province, Thailand

The National Park Thung Salaeng Luang ( Thai อุทยานแห่งชาติ ทุ่ง แสลง หลวง ) is a national park in the provinces ( Changwat ) Phitsanulok and Phetchabun in the northern region of Thailand .

history

As early as 1959, Thung Salaeng was proposed as an area for a national park in Thailand, which finally happened in 1972. In the 1960s to 1980s the area was dominated by communist insurgents who had established a larger base for their activities in the northeast here.

location

The center of the Thung Salaeng Luang National Park is located about 80 kilometers east of Phitsanulok . It is about 1,262 square kilometers that corresponds to 789,000 Rai .

topography

The landscape of the national park is mostly flat in the south, otherwise it has hilly terrain made of sandstone , and thus offers good conditions for hiking. The height above sea level varies between 300 m and 1028 m. The Wang Thong River flies through the park . Larger brines can be found in the northwest at Pong Sai and in the southwest at Pong Thung Phaya.

climate

The annual average temperature is around 25 ° C, the maximum temperatures often reach 30 ° C and more. The average annual rainfall is 1.7 meters.

fauna and Flora

Plant species

The tree landscape is characterized by deciduous forest and has bushes, as is typical for the lowlands of Southeast Asia. Smaller areas are covered by evergreen forest. November is the main flowering time. Here is an extract from the variety of plants:

• Jambolana, ( Syzygium cumini )
• Pinus merkusii , (in English: Sumatran Pine)
• Baccaurea ramiflora , (in English: Burmese grape)
• Toona ciliata
• Hydnocarpus ilicifolia
• Magnolia champaca
• Hopea ferrea

• Musa balbisiana

• Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb.

Animal species

Numerous animal species can be found in the Thung Salaeng Luang National Park: in addition to the threatened tiger, there are also the elephant and the civet . Other animals are:

• Cervus unicolor
• Thick-billed green pigeon, (Treron curvirostra)
• Bengal Swift, (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
• Hindu roller , (Coracias benghalensis)
• Gray-headed Canary Flycatcher , (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
• Amboina hinged turtle , (Cuora amboinensis)
• Green whip snake , (Ahaetulla prasina)

Attractions

• Namtok Kaeng Sopha (Kaeng Sopha Waterfall) (Thai: น้ำตก แก่ง โสภา ) - three-tier waterfall in the course of the Wang Thong
• Thung Salaeng Luang ( ทุ่ง แสลง หลวง ) - grassy landscape
• Thung Nang Phaya ( ทุ่ง นางพญา ) - grassy landscape with a beautiful population of pines
• Thung Non Son ( ทุ่ง โนน สน ) - a meadow landscape that is largely covered with blossoming flowers in autumn (October, November).
• Tham Phra Wang Daeng ( ถ้ำ พ ระวัง แดง ) and Tham Duean, Tham Dao ( ถ้ำ เดือน , ถ้ำ ดาว ) - caves ( stalagmites , stalactites )

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Sunrise in Tung Salaeng Luang

literature

• Vasa Sutthipibul (et al., Ed.): National parks in Thailand . National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 2006, ISBN 974-286087-4
• Thung Salaeng Luang, Phu Hin Rong Kla. Pine forest, Grassland, and Rocky Hardpan of the Phetchabun Range. Tourism Authority of Thailand, 2000, ISBN 974-8252-74-4 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ dnp.go.th: อุทยานแห่งชาติทุ่ง แสลง หลวง , Thung Salaeng Luang ( Memento of the original from September 11, 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. (Thai) 

Web links

• Thung Salaeng Luang National Park by the Thai Department of National Parks - description in English [last accessed October 15, 2013]