Thursday, February 21, 2013

Khun Khan National Park


Khun Khan National Park is the National Forest wilderness area Samoeng. Forest and Mae. Bo Kaew Tambon Mae Pong Subdistrict Samoeng above. District Samoeng Samoeng District, and Mae Chan district in Chiang Mai, Mae Chan district.
The survey was conducted with an area of ​​approximately 442,500 acres as wilderness areas, National Forest Samoeng. Forest and Mae. Bo Kaew Tambon Mae Pong Subdistrict Samoeng above. Southern District Samoeng. Samoeng Mae Chan district, and the district in Chiang Mai, Mae Chan district, reported to the National Parks and Access to the National Committee on May 18, 2538.
 Khun Khan National Park was declared a national park of Thailand No. 126 published in the Government Gazette, Volume 129 Part 43, dated May 18, 2555, with an area of ​​approximately 207.93 square kilometers or 129,959 rai.
Topography

Khun Khan National Park is located between latitude 18 degrees 46 minutes to 19 degrees 02 minutes north and longitude 98 degrees 23 minutes to 98 degrees 49 minutes east. Territory north border. Samoeng Wildlife Sanctuary. Continuously riveting Samoeng District Local District, Chiang Mai Province. South down the area was declared a National Park in a story. Tambon Koh Kaew, Mae Samoeng Lake District Chiang Mai Province. And the National Forest Mae Woods. Local Mae Chan district in Chiang Mai. Eastern border. Mae Rim district. Pongyeang Tambon Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai houses west border national forest wilderness areas Chaem. Local sunny Mae Mae Chan district in Chiang Mai province.
Most of the area is a mountain complex in general. Height from 500 to 1708 meters above sea level. Peak is random. Doi Pung Kuta high as 1,708 m upstream of the mother roll. The two rivers flow into the river Mae Ping River.
Climate
Mild climate throughout the year. The average maximum temperature is 28 degrees Celsius, 18 degrees Celsius, the lowest average temperatures are 23 degrees Celsius average annual rainfall of 1380 mm.

Plants and wildlife
Forest of the national park. There are five types of forests.
  • Rain forest meets the mountains at a height of 1000 meters from sea level up to the top of the mountain areas and the district with Samoeng Chaem. The most common species, including three swinging pan Tugmet๋n Makhampom Rosa putting it in Sarpipea Nmnag etc.
  • Forest peaks are found at altitudes of 700-1300 meters, including two pine trees that grow in the love nest of three pine Hiang etc.
  • Forest typically found in mountain not very high. Vegetation is deciduous and coniferous Hiang antimony That's a fraction of a second leaf and so on.
  • Dry forest are found along the creek and the valley at an elevation of 600-1000 meters, including rubber trees that grow wild mango, longan Showcase Mafai wild figs, etc.
  • The eastern deciduous forest of the area. Include a filling plants that anchor Thailand Shaolin Red Crescent Du Man software etc.
Wildlife include deer, wild boar, wild fowl, which are soft, gray fox, porcupine, hyena, rabbits, squirrels, bats, some wild weasel, mongoose, monkeys, gibbons, tigers, etc., with a minimum chamois Hornbill etc.


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