250px, Thanarat Road in the area of Mu Si Mu Si (, ) is a ''

tambon ''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...

'' (subdistrict) of Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province,

northeast Thailand Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan language, Isan/, ; ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pāli ''isāna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provinces in northeastern Thai ...

Description

Mu Si is an area adjacent to the

Khao Yai National Park Khao Yai National Park is a List of national parks of Thailand, national park in Thailand. Established in 1962 as Thailand's first national park, it is the third largest national park in Thailand. Description Khao Yai National Park is in the ...

, the largest and most fertile forest in the country. Therefore, there are often wild animals such as

elephant Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant ('' Loxodonta africana''), the African forest elephant (''L. cyclotis''), and the Asian elephant ('' Elephas maximus ...

s invading to find food in the farmland of the locals. The term ''"Mu Si"'' is the name of a native

coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (biology), family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, ...

types.

Geography

Most of the area is plain at the foothills, with an area of 109.19 square kilometers or 68,244.50

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or 378 square kilometers (including Khao Yai National Park). Surrounding areas include (from north clockwise): Nong Nam Daeng and Khanong Phra in its district, Pong Talong in its district,

Nakhon Nayok Nakhon Nayok is a capital of Nakhon Nayok province in the central region of Thailand. The town ('' thesaban mueang'') covers Nakhon Nayok subdsitrict (''tambon'') and parts of Tha Chang, Ban Yai, Wang Krachom, and Phrommani subdistricts, Mueang ...

and

Prachinburi Prachinburi (, , ) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand, capital of Prachinburi Province. It covers the entire tambon Na Mueang of the Mueang Prachinburi District (city district). As of 2000, the population of the town was 25,15 ...

Provinces, Phaya Yen in its district, respectively.

Transportation

Thanarat Road (Highway 2090) is a main thoroughfare that cuts through the area including Khao Yai National Park. The road bridging Mu Si with Nakhon Nayok and Prachinburi Provinces.

Administration

Mu Si is governed by the Subdistrict-Municipality Mu Si (เทศบาลตำบลหมูสี). The area also consists of 19 administrative villages (''

muban Muban (; , ) is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet (place), hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74 ...

'').

Tourism

Mu Si has a large

sunflower The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae. The common sunflower is harvested for its edible oily seeds, which are often eaten as a snack food. They are also used in the pr ...

field. The ripe sunflower seeds are a food source for a large flock of

red-breasted parakeet The red-breasted parakeet (''Psittacula alexandri'') is a parrot native to Southeast Asia. It is among the more widespread species of the genus and is the species which has the most geographical variations. It is easily identified by the large re ...

s that fly from the Khao Yai forestland every day from 06.00–08.00 hrs, creating colours and excitement for visitors.

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* Tambon of Nakhon Ratchasima province {{Coord, 14.534, N, 101.379111, E, type:isle, display=title