Khao Laem National Park is a park of about 1,500 square kilometers in western
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, located in the northern area of the
Tenasserim Hills
The Tenasserim Hills or Tenasserim Range ( my, တနင်္သာရီ တောင်တန်း, ; th, ทิวเขาตะนาวศรี, , ; ms, Banjaran Tanah Seri/Banjaran Tenang Sari) is the geographical name of a r ...
,
Kanchanaburi Province. It is a part of the
Western Forest Complex
The Western Forest Complex, straddling two countries, Thailand and Myanmar, including 19 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, is the main biodiversity conservation corridor of the region. Covering 18,730 km2, it is one of the largest pro ...
, a system of protected wilderness in the
Dawna
The Dawna Range (; th, ทิวเขาถนนธงชัยตะวันตก, ทิวเขาดอยมอนกุจู), also known as Dawna Hills, is a mountain range in eastern Burma and northwestern Thailand. Its northern e ...
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Tenasserim Hills
The Tenasserim Hills or Tenasserim Range ( my, တနင်္သာရီ တောင်တန်း, ; th, ทิวเขาตะนาวศรี, , ; ms, Banjaran Tanah Seri/Banjaran Tenang Sari) is the geographical name of a r ...
area of western Thailand.
The park surrounds the Khao Laem Reservoir in Kanchanaburi province about 340 km northwest of Bangkok. It is cut through by Road 323. The vegetation consists of mixed deciduous, hill evergreen and dry evergreen forest. It is adjacent to the
Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary
The Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary ( th, เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าทุ่งใหญ่นเรศวร, ) is a protected area in Thailand in the northern part of Kanchanaburi Province and the ...
, which is situated to the northeast of Khao Laem National Park. Large animals of the area include tigers, elephants, gaurs, sambar deer, barking deer and wild boars.
The park hosted the second season of
New Zealand version of ''
Survivor'' entitled ''
Survivor NZ: Thailand''.
Geography
The area of the park is 935,584 rai ~
with steeply limestone mountain run on north-south axis. It is located next to the
Vajiralongkorn Reservoir.
Climate
The area is in tropical climate which influenced by southern wind and Andaman sea wind and divided into three seasons as follows.
# The rainy season (June–October), heavy raining
# The cold season (November–January), the coldest temperature recorded was 10˚C
# The hot season (February–May), the hottest temperature record was 37-38˚C in April
Flora and fauna
The park consists of mixed deciduous, hill evergreen and dry evergreen forest, which are the wildlife habitats of animals such as bears, tigers, elephants, sambar deers, barking deers, wild boars and birds.
See also
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List of national parks of Thailand
National parks in Thailand ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติ) are defined as ''an area that contains natural resources of ecological importance or unique beauty, or flora and fauna of special importance''. Thailand's protected ar ...
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List of Protected Areas Regional Offices of Thailand Since the beginning one hundred years ago, forest management in Thailand has undergone many changes, in form of reclassifications, name changes and management changes. All this has resulted in a division of 16 regions with 5 branches in 2002. Five r ...
References
External links
Description of Khao Laem National Park
Interactive map of Khao Laem National Park at World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP and IUCN)Map of Khao Laem National Park
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National parks of Thailand
Protected areas established in 1987
Geography of Kanchanaburi province
Tourist attractions in Kanchanaburi province
1987 establishments in Thailand
Dawna Range