Khlong Lan National Park
| Khlong Lan National Park | |
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| อุทยานแห่งชาติคลองลาน | |
 Waterfall in Khlong Lan National Park | |
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| Location | Kamphaeng Phet Province, Thailand |
| Nearest city | Kamphaeng Phet |
| Coordinates | 16°09′32″N 99°11′24″E / 16.159°N 99.19°E[1] |
| Area | 300 km2 (120 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 25 December 1985 |
| Visitors | 206,407 (in 2019) |
| Governing body | Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) |
Khlong Lan National Park (Thai อุทยานแห่งชาติคลองลาน) is a 300 km2 (120 sq mi) national park in Thailand.
Description
Khlong Lan National Park is situated in the Dawna Mountain Range.
This park lies in Khlong Lan and Mueang Kamphaeng Phet districts of Kamphaeng Phet Province, the Lower north of Thailand and occupies 187,500 rai ~ 300 square kilometres (120 sq mi).[2]
The park is rugged and hilly along the Dawna Range, and is covered by fertile forest. Each mountain connects to Khun Khlong Lan, the highest peak at 1,439 metres (4,721 ft) above sea level. It's the origin of Khlong Khlung and Khlong Suan Mak, the tributaries of the Ping River. The famous places in the park are Khlong Lan and Khlong Nam Lai Waterfalls.[3]
History
The park was declared a national park on 25 December 1985 as the 44th park of Thailand.
Location
| Khlong Lang National Park in overview PARO 12 (Nakhon Sawan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Khlong Lan". Protected Planet. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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"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 44
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Elliot, Stephan; Cubitt, Gerald (2001). THE NATIONAL PARKS and other Wild Places of THAILAND. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. pp. 78–80. ISBN 9781859748862.