Tham Pla–Namtok Pha Suea National Park | |
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IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Location | Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand |
Nearest city | Mae Hong Son |
Coordinates | 19°30′8″N 98°0′23″E / 19.50222°N 98.00639°E |
Area | 630 km2 (240 sq mi) |
Established | 23 December 2010 |
Visitors | 89,047 (in 2019) |
Governing body | Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation |
Tham Pla–Namtok Pha Suea National Park ( Thai: à¸à¸¸à¸—ยานà¹à¸«à¹ˆà¸‡à¸Šà¸²à¸•à¸´à¸–้ำปลา–น้ำตà¸à¸œà¸²à¹€à¸ªà¸·à¹ˆà¸) is a national park in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. It is home to caves, waterfalls and steep mountain terrain. It was established as a national park on 23 December 2010. [1]
Tham Pla–Namtok Pha Suea National Park is about 18 kilometres (10 mi) northwest of Mae Hong Son in Mueang and Pang Mapha Districts. The park's area is 394,120 rai ~ 630 square kilometres (240 sq mi). [2] The highest point is Doi Lan peak at 1,918 metres (6,300 ft) in the Daen Lao Range. [3] The northern and western sides of the park border Burma's Shan and Kayah states respectively.
The park's main attraction is Tham Pla ("fish cave"), a water-filled cave hosting hundreds of soro brook carp. The fish are revered by locals and a nearby Hindu statue is said to protect them. [4] Other caves include Tham Pha Daeng, a limestone cavern around 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) in depth. [3]
Waterfalls include the Pha Suea waterfall at 15 metres (50 ft) high and Mae Sa-nga Klang waterfall also 15 metres (50 ft) high. Mae Sa-nga Klang is above the Mae Sa-nga Dam, a hydroelectric dam 37 metres (100 ft) high and 160 metres (500 ft) long. [3]
The park features forest types including mixed deciduous, deciduous dipterocarp, pine and evergreen. [3] Tree species include Lagerstroemia floribunda, tabaek, Shorea obtusa, Shorea siamensis, Sindora siamensis, makha, Xylia xylocarpa, teak, Pterocarpus macrocarpus, Terminalia pedicelleta, takian, Tenasserim pine, and Khasi pine. [5]
Animals in the park include goral, gaur, barking deer and wild boar. [5]
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