Phu Sang National Park
National park in Northern Thailand
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Phu Sang National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติภูซาง) is a national park in Northern Thailand.
| Phu Sang National Park | |
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| อุทยานแห่งชาติภูซาง | |
The water of Namtok Phu Sang comes from a hot spring with water temperatures around 33-35°C | |
  Location within Thailand | |
| Location | Chiang Rai and Phayao Provinces |
| Coordinates | 19°32′N 100°27′E[1] |
| Area | 285 km2 (110 sq mi) |
| Established | 2000 |
| Visitors | 111,009 (in 2019) |
| Governing body | Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation |
It covers the Thoeng District of Chiang Rai Province and Chiang Kham and Phu Sang Districts of Phayao Province.
Description
Phu Sang National Park, with an area of 178,049 rai ~ 285 square kilometres (110 sq mi)[2] is located in one of the north-easternmost mountain chains of the Phi Pan Nam Range bordering Laos.[3] The sources of many rivers are in these mountains. The park also has caves with stalactites and stalagmites and a warm water waterfall, Namtok Wang Kaew.[4]
Flora and fauna
Trees in the protected area include Dipterocarpus obtusifolius, Dipterocarpus alatus, Dipterocarpus turbinatus, Lagerstroemia loudonii, Lagerstroemia calyculata, Lagerstroemia tomentosa, Anisoptera costata, Michelia floribunda, Artocarpus lacucha, Pterocarpus macrocarpus, Afzelia xylocarpa, Xylia xylocarpa, Terminalia bellirica, Tectona grandis, Dillenia pentagyna, Schleichera oleosa, Lithocarpus densiflorus and Irvingia malayana.
Animals in the park area include the Indian muntjac, the Burmese hare, the Indochinese flying squirrel, black giant squirrel, the Java mouse-deer and the jungle cat.
Location
| Phu Sang National Park in overview PARO 15 (Chiang Rai) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
- List of national parks of Thailand
- DNP - Phu Sang National Park[5]
- List of Protected Areas Regional Offices of Thailand