Mae Ping National Park
Appearance
Mae Ping National Park | |
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อุทยานแห่งชาติแม่ปิง | |
Location | Thailand |
Nearest city | Tak |
Coordinates | 17°34′N 98°48′E / 17.567°N 98.800°E |
Area | 1,004 km2 (388 sq mi) |
Established | 1981 |
Visitors | 39,895 (in 2019) |
Governing body | Department 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
[edit]Mae Ping National Park in overview PARO 16 (Chiang Mai) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
[edit]References
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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 31
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Koh Luang Waterfall". Bangkok Post.
- ^ Elliot, Stephan; Cubitt, Gerald (2001). THE NATIONAL PARKS and other Wild Places of THAILAND. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. pp. 81–83. ISBN 9781859748862.
Categories:
- IUCN Category II
- National parks of Thailand
- Protected areas established in 1981
- Geography of Lamphun province
- Geography of Tak province
- Geography of Chiang Mai province
- Tourist attractions in Lamphun province
- Tourist attractions in Tak province
- Tourist attractions in Chiang Mai province
- 1981 establishments in Thailand
- Thanon Thong Chai Range
- Protected area stubs
- Thailand geography stubs