Si Satchanalai National Park (
Thai
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อุทยานแห่งชาติศรีสัชนาลัย) is a
national park
A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...
in
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 ...
.
Description
The Si Satchanalai National Park lies in
Si Satchanalai
The Si Satchanalai Historical Park ( th, อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์ศรีสัชนาลัย) is a historical park in Si Satchanalai district, Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand. The park covers the rui ...
and
Thung Saliam districts of
Sukhothai Province, the North of Thailand.
The general geography of the national park is the complex mountains of the southern end of the
Phi Pan Nam Range
The Phi Pan Nam Range, also Pee Pan Nam, ( th, ทิวเขาผีปันน้ำ) is a long system of mountain ranges in the eastern half of the Thai highlands. It is mostly in Thailand, although a small section in the northeast is w ...
, lying along north–south direction, looking like a flank surrounding it, some are rocky mountains and among the high mountains in the western part, there are high cliffs, such as Doi Mae Wang Chang and Doi Mae Mok. The height of this area is between 300 and 1200 m above mean sea level. The steep slope of the ranges is an advantage for protecting the forests from being destroyed and occupied by local people.
These mountains are the source of many streams such as Huai Sai Khao, Huai Mae Tha Phae, Huai Mae San, Huai Pha Cho, Huai Manao, among others. There are some flatland areas along the shore of
Huai Chang and
Yom River
The Yom River ( th, แม่น้ำยม, , ) is a river in Thailand. It is the main tributary of the Nan River (which itself is a tributary of the Chao Phraya River). The Yom River has its source in the Phi Pan Nam Range in Pong District, Ph ...
.
History
Si Satchanai National Park is the place of historical located in Thung Saliam district, Sukhothai Province. Previously, it was called ''Mueang'' Chaliang. The
Royal Forest Department
The Royal Forest Department ( Abrv: RFD; th, กรมป่าไม้, ) is a department in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), part of the Government of Thailand.
History
On 18 September 1896 King Chulalongkorn establi ...
proclaimed it a National Park on May 8, 1981, as Thailand's 26th National Park. The total area is 133,250 rai ~ .
[
] The park consists of rich forest that provide an important watershed for the surrounding agricultural area.
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
External links
Si Satchanalai National Park National Park DivisionSi Satchanalai Informations and History
(Thai:Translation ready)
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Geography of Sukhothai province
National parks of Thailand
Tourist attractions in Sukhothai province
Protected areas established in 1981
1981 establishments in Thailand
Phi Pan Nam Range