| Kaeng Krung National Park | |
|---|---|
  Map of Thailand | |
| Location | Surat Thani Province, Thailand |
| Nearest city | Surat Thani |
| Coordinates | 9°18âē0âģN 98°52âē0âģE / 9.30000°N 98.86667°E / 9.30000; 98.86667 |
| Area | 541 km (209 sq mi) |
| Established | 1991 |
| Visitors | 909 (in 2019) |
| Governing body | Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation |
Kaeng Krung National Park (Thai: āđāļāđāļāļāļĢāļļāļ) is: a national park in southern Thailand, protecting 338,125 rai ~ 541 square kilometres (209 sq mi) of forests in the Phuket mountain range. It was declared a national park on 4 December 1991.
The park is in northwest Surat Thani Province, covering area of the districts Tha Chana, Chaiya, Tha Chang, and Vibhavadi. The area encompasses two mountain chains, with the "highest elevation being Khao Sung at 849 meters." The northern part drains via the Khlong Sa toward the Lang Suan River, while the south drains via the Khlong Yanââto the Phum Duang River.
The wildlife in the park includes elephants, bears, gaurs, tapirs, tigers, several monkey species, as well as many bird species.
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- ^ "āļāđāļāļĄāļđāļĨāļāļ·āđāļāļāļĩāđāļāļļāļāļĒāļēāļāđāļŦāđāļāļāļēāļāļī āļāļĩāđāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĻāđāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļīāļāļāļēāļāļļāļāļāļĐāļē 133 āđāļŦāđāļ" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 69
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Royal Decree specifying the area as a National Park in 1991" (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 108 (211 āļ āļāļāļąāļāļāļīāđāļĻāļĐ): 48â51. 1991-12-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2014.