Erawan National Park

Erawan National Park
Erawan Waterfall
LocationKanchanaburi Province, Thailand
Nearest cityKanchanaburi
Coordinates14°23′N 99°07′E / 14.383°N 99.117°E / 14.383; 99.117
Area550 km2 (210 sq mi)
Established14 August 1975 [1]
Visitors650,852 (in 2019)
Governing bodyDepartment of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP)

Erawan National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติเอราวัณ) is a 343,735 rai ~ 550 square kilometres (210 sq mi)[2] 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.[3]

Features

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 said to resemble Erawan.[4] There are four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Badan, and Phrathat.[5] Rising northeast of the waterfall area there is a breast-shaped hill named Khao Nom Nang.[6]

Flora

Mixed deciduous forest accounts for 81% of the national park area. [7] Deciduous dipterocarp forest accounts for 1.68% of the national park area. Dry evergreen forests account for 14.35% of the national park area.[citation needed]

Fauna

Mammals:

Birds:

Reptiles:

Amphibians:

Aquatic Animals:

Tier five, Erawan Waterfall

See also

References

  1. ^ [1][bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 12{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ [2][bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ Elliot, Stephan; Cubitt, Gerald (2001). THE NATIONAL PARKS and other Wild Places of THAILAND. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. pp. 32–35. ISBN 9781859748862.
  5. ^ Erawan National Park Archived December 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Roadway Thailand Atlas, Groovy Map Co., Ltd. © 4/2010
  7. ^ "Erawan National Park". Western Forest Complex. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

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

  • National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department
  • Erawan National Park - attractions, species, maps
  • Attractions of Erawan
  • Erawan Waterfall
  • Get there
  • How to get from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi
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