Erawan National Park
Erawan National Park | |
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![]() Erawan Waterfall | |
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Location | Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
Nearest city | Kanchanaburi |
Coordinates | 14°23′N 99°07′E / 14.383°N 99.117°ECoordinates: 14°23′N 99°07′E / 14.383°N 99.117°E |
Area | 550 km2 (210 sq mi) |
Established | 14 August 1975 [1] |
Visitors | 650,852 (in 2019) |
Governing body | Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) |
Erawan National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติเอราวัณ) is a 550 km2 park in western Thailand in the Tenasserim Hills of Kanchanaburi Province, Amphoe Si Sawat in tambon Tha Kradan. Founded on August 14, 1975, it was Thailand's 12th national park.[2]
Features[]
The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after the erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. The seven-tiered falls are said to resemble the erawan.[3] There are four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Bahdan, and Phartat.[4] Rising northeast of the waterfall area there is a breast-shaped hill named Khao Nom Nang.[5]
Flora[]
Mixed deciduous forest accounts for 81.05% of the national park area. Deciduous dipterocarp forest accounts for 1.68% of the national park area. Dry evergreen forests accounts for 14.35% of the national park area.[citation needed]
Fauna[]
Mammals:
Birds:
Reptiles:
Amphibians:
- Asian common toad
- Green puddle frog
- Megophryidae
- Limnonectes hascheanus
- Wallace's flying frog
Aquatic Animals:
- Dwarf snakehead
- Tor tambroides
- Pristolepis fasciata
- Java barb
- Hampala dispar
References[]
- ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2538/A/033/22.PDF[bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2538/A/033/22.PDF[bare URL PDF]
- ^ Elliot, Stephan; Cubitt, Gerald (2001). THE NATIONAL PARKS and other Wild Places of THAILAND. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. pp. 32–35. ISBN 9781859748862.
- ^ Erawan National Park Archived December 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Roadway Thailand Atlas, Groovy Map Co., Ltd. © 4/2010
Further reads[]
- Notebook, BeautifulbEq. Notebook: Beautiful Waterfalls in the Erawan National Park in Tha , Journal for Writing, College Ruled Size 6 X 9 , 110 Pages. N.p., Independently Published, 2020.
- Atiyah, Jeremy. Southeast Asia. United Kingdom, Rough Guides, 2002.
External links[]
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- IUCN Category II
- National parks of Thailand
- Waterfalls of Thailand
- Protected areas established in 1975
- Geography of Kanchanaburi province
- Tourist attractions in Kanchanaburi province
- 1975 establishments in Thailand