Mae Charim Wildlife Sanctuary

Coordinates18°06′N 100°51′E / 18.1°N 100.85°E

Area660 km² (250 sq mi)^[2]

Mae Charim Wildlife Sanctuary
เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตร์ป่าแม่จริม
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)^[1]
Location in Thailand
Location	Uttaradit Province, Thailand
Nearest city	Uttaradit
Coordinates	18°06′N 100°51′E / 18.1°N 100.85°E / 18.1; 100.85
Area	660 km² (250 sq mi)^[2]
Established	1998^[3]
Governing body	Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Mae Charim Wildlife Sanctuary (Thai: เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าแม่จริม; RTGS: Khet Raksa Phan Satpa Mae Charim) is a wildlife sanctuary in Ban Khok, Fak Tha and Nam Pat districts of Thailand's Uttaradit Province. The sanctuary covers an area of 660 square kilometres (250 sq mi) and was established in 1998.

Mae Charim Wildlife Sanctuary is located about 85 km (53 mi) northeast of Uttaradit town in Bo Bia, Muang Chet Ton subdistricts, Ban Khok District and Fak Tha, Song Khon, Ban Siao, Song Hong subdistricts, Fak Tha District and Den Lek, Tha Faek subdistricts, Nam Pat District of Uttaradit Province.^[3]
The sanctuary's area is 660 square kilometres (250 sq mi) and is neighbouring Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary to the southeast and Lam Nam Nan National Park to the southwest and abutting Si Nan National Park to the west.^[4] The small streams are tributaries of the Nan River and Nam Pat.^[5]

Topography

Landscape is covered by forested mountains, such as Phu Chan, Phu Chang Yai, Phu Heliym, Phu Khem, Phu Pha Dan, Phu Wang.^[5] The area is divided into 39% high slope mountain area (shallow valleys, upper slopes, mountain tops and deeply incised streams), 57% hill slope area (open slopes, midslope ridges and u-shaped valleys) and 2% plains.^[6]