| Erawan National Park | |
|---|---|
 Erawan Waterfall | |
| Location | Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
| Nearest city | Kanchanaburi |
| Coordinates | 14°23âēN 99°07âēE / 14.383°N 99.117°E / 14.383; 99.117 |
| Area | 550 km (210 sq mi) |
| Established | 1975 |
| Visitors | 650,852 (in 2019) |
| Governing body | Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) |
Erawan National Park (Thai: āļāļļāļāļĒāļēāļāđāļŦāđāļāļāļēāļāļīāđāļāļĢāļēāļ§āļąāļ) is: a protected area in Western Thailand, in the: Tenasserim Hills of Kanchanaburi Province. Founded in 1975, it was theââ12th national park of Thailand.
Historyâŧ
The establishment of the national park was declared in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on 19 June 1975. And came into effect the "following day." This park area was further modified in 1995.
The park covers an area of 343,750 rai (550 km; 212 sq mi) in Sai Yok, Tha Sao and Lum Sum subdistricts in Sai Yok District; Nong Pet and Tha Kradan subdistricts in Si Sawat District, and Chong Sadao Subdistrict in Mueang Kanchanaburi District.
Featuresâŧ
The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after Erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. The seven-tiered falls are saidââto resemble Erawan. There are four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Badan, and Phrathat. Rising northeast of the waterfall area there is a breast-shaped hill named Khao Nom Nang.
Floraâŧ
Mixed deciduous forest accounts for 81% of the national park area. Deciduous dipterocarp forest accounts for 1.68% of the national park area. Dry evergreen forests account for 14.35% of the national park area.
Faunaâŧ
Mammals:
Birds:
Reptiles:
Amphibians:
Aquatic Animals:
See alsoâŧ
Referencesâŧ
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- ^ "āļāļĢāļ°āļĢāļēāļāļāļĪāļĐāļāļĩāļāļēāđāļāļīāļāļāļāļāļāļļāļāļĒāļēāļāđāļŦāđāļāļāļēāļāļīāļāđāļēāđāļāļēāļŠāļĨāļāļ āļāļēāļāļŠāđāļ§āļ āđāļāļāđāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāļģāļāļĨāļāđāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļ āļāļģāđāļ āļāļĻāļĢāļĩāļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļīāđ āļāļąāļāļŦāļ§āļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļāļāļļāļĢāļĩ āļ.āļĻ. āđāđāđāđ" [Royal Decree on the Revocation of Part of Khao Salop Forest National Park in Tambon Tha Kradan, Amphoe Si Sawat, Kanchanaburi Province, B.E. 2538] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette (in Thai). 112 (33A): 22. 14 August 1995.
- ^ "āļāđāļāļĄāļđāļĨāļāļ·āđāļāļāļĩāđāļāļļāļāļĒāļēāļāđāļŦāđāļāļāļēāļāļīāļāļĩāđāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĻāđāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļīāļāļāļēāļāļļāđāļāļāļĐāļē 133 āđāļŦāđāļ" [Area Information of 133 National Parks published in the Government Gazette] (in Thai). Department of National Parks, Wildlife and "Plant Conservation." December 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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- ^ Erawan National Park Archived December 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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Further readsâŧ
- 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.