Mae Ping National Park

17°34′N 98°48′E / 17.567°N 98.800°E / 17.567; 98.800Area1,004 km2 (388 sq mi)Established1981Visitors39,895 (in 2019)Governing bodyDepartment of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Mae Ping National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติแม่ปิง) is at the southern end of the Thanon Thong Chai Range, in Lamphun, Tak, and Chiang Mai Provinces in northern Thailand. Established on 13-07-1981, it is an IUCN Category II protected area measuring 627,346 rai ~ 1,004 square kilometres (388 sq mi).[1] The park's main features are the Ping River, Koh Luang Waterfall,[2] and Thung Kik-Thung Nangu meadows.[3]

Location

Mae Ping National Park in overview PARO 16 (Chiang Mai)  
    7) Mae Ping National Park in overview PARO 16 (Chiang Mai)
  National park
  1 Doi Inthanon
  2 Doi Pha Hom Pok
  3 Doi Suthep–Pui
  4 Doi Wiang Pha
  5 Huai Nam Dang
  6 Khun Khan
  7 Mae Ping
  8 Mae Takhrai
  9 Mae Tho
10 Mae Wang
11 Namtok Bua Tong–
Namphu Chet Si
12 Op Khan
13 Op Luang
14 Pha Daeng
15 Si Lanna
  Wildlife sanctuary
16 Chiang Dao
17 Mae Lao–Mae Sae
18 Omkoi
19 Samoeng
  
  Non-hunting area
20 Doi Suthep
21 Mae Lao–Mae Sae
22 Nanthaburi
23 Pa Ban Hong
  
  Forest park
24 Doi Wiang Kaeo

See also

References

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  1. ^ "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. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 31{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. ^ "Koh Luang Waterfall". Bangkok Post.
  3. ^ Elliot, Stephan; Cubitt, Gerald (2001). THE NATIONAL PARKS and other Wild Places of THAILAND. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. pp. 81–83. ISBN 9781859748862.
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