| Kui Buri National Park | |
|---|---|
| IUCN category II (national park) | |
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  Location in Thailand | |
| Location | Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand |
| Nearest city | Pranburi |
| Coordinates | 12°3′6″N 99°33′26″E / 12.05167°N 99.55722°E / 12.05167; 99.55722 |
| Area | 969 km (374 sq mi) |
| Established | 1999 |
| Visitors | 20,746 (in 2019) |
| Governing body | Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation |
Kui Buri National Park is a national park of Thailand in the Tenasserim Hills in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. It was established as the 90th national park in March 1999.
Geography
The park, with an area of 605,625 rai ~ 969 square kilometres (374 sq mi) covers parts of the Pran Buri, Sam Roi Yot, and Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan Districts of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province.
Flora
The forests contain dry evergreen and moist evergreen forests. Important trees are Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Hopea odorata, Terminalia chebula, and different species of palms.
The park has more than 200,000 sandalwood trees. It is the only place in Thailand where sandalwood can be harvested for the cremation of royal family members. Nine trees were cut down for the cremation of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. A royal brahmin spent one month selecting trees meeting royal criteria: they must be dead and have been over 100 years old.
Fauna
Some animals that can be found in the park:
- Asian elephants
- Gaur
- Malayan tapir
- Wild pig
- Leopard
- Tiger
- Serow
- Gibbons
- Macaque
- Langur
- Sambar deer
- Asiatic black bear
- Barking deer
- Fea's muntjac
- Banteng
- Lesser mouse deer
See also
References
- "Kui Buri National Park". Department of National Parks (DNP) Thailand. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 90
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - Lersakvanitchakul, Kitchana (2019-05-03). "The Water of Life". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-03.