Erawan National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติเอราวัณ) is a 343,735 rai ~
park in western
Thailand
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in the
Tenasserim Hills of
Kanchanaburi Province,
Amphoe Si Sawat in tambon Tha Kradan. Founded on August 14, 1975, it was
Thailand's 12th national park.
Features
The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after
Erawan, the three-headed white elephant of
Hindu mythology
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. The seven-tiered falls are said to resemble Erawan. There are four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Badan, and Phrathat. Rising northeast of the waterfall area there is a
breast-shaped hill named
Khao Nom Nang.
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Flora
Mixed deciduous forest accounts for 81.05% of the national park area. Deciduous dipterocarp forest accounts for 1.68% of the national park area. Dry evergreen forests account for 14.35% of the national park area.
Fauna
Mammals:
Birds:
Reptiles:
Amphibians:
Aquatic Animals:
See also
*
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 ...
*
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
Further reads
* Notebook, BeautifulbEq. Notebook: Beautiful Waterfalls in the Erawan National Park in Tha , Journal for Writing, College Ruled Size 6 X 9 , 110 Pages. N.p., Independently Published, 2020.
* Atiyah, Jeremy. Southeast Asia. United Kingdom, Rough Guides, 2002.
External links
National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation DepartmentErawan National Park - attractions, species, mapsAttractions of ErawanGet thereHow to get from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi
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National parks of Thailand
Waterfalls of Thailand
Protected areas established in 1975
Geography of Kanchanaburi province
Tourist attractions in Kanchanaburi province
1975 establishments in Thailand